Éamon Ó Cuív
Question:51. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when work will commence on the building of the proposed new elective hospital in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17050/18]
View answerThursday, 19 April 2018
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The National Development Plan provides €10.9 billion to invest in infrastructure, equipment and additional service capacity for the public health sector.
The National Development Plan is a ten year plan which will provide the capital funding to develop dedicated ambulatory elective-only hospital facilities. We must ensure that we carefully plan the use of this capital funding so as to meet the populations health needs and achieve value for money.
As is to be expected with a ten year plan, many proposals, including an elective-only hospital in Galway, are at a very early stage and will require to progress through appraisal, planning, design and tender before a firm location, timeline or funding required can be established.