Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
926. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25573/18]
View answerThe capital funding for Health in the ten years of the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 is €10.9 billion which provides the capital investment for a solid, ambitious plan which will improve our health services.
The National Development Plan outlines capital funding for the Health sector for the next five years (2018 to 2022).
|
National Development Plan |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Health Sector |
€493m |
€667m |
€724m |
€780m |
€825m |
The major priority Government projects currently in development comprise:
the National Forensic Mental Health Services Hospital at Portrane,
the new Children’s Hospital along with the Paediatric Outpatient and Urgent Care Centres at Connolly and Tallaght Hospitals,
the redevelopment of the National Rehabilitation Hospital Phase I
the National Plan for Radiation Oncology at Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway,
the Primary Care Centre Infrastructure Programme,
the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to the St Vincent’s University Hospital campus,
the long-term residential accommodation programmes for older people (Community Nursing Home Programme) and peoples with disabilities to address regulatory standards for accommodation.
Health capital projects and programmes currently underway will continue and these major priority projects will require the bulk of the notified capital allocation over the initial period of the Plan, 2018-2022.
It is important to recognise that this is a long-term plan, which will roll out over ten years and includes provision for a large number of developments across the country.
As is to be expected with a ten-year plan, many other proposals are at an early stage and, as with all capital development proposals, will require further appraisal, planning, design and tender before a firm timeline or funding required can be established.
The Health Service Executive's Capital Plan for 2018-2022 is currently the subject of discussions with the Department.
