Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
360. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the capital projects in the health service which have been delayed for three months or more in 2018; and the reason for the delay in tabular form. [43202/18]
View answerDelivery of capital projects is a dynamic process, constantly evolving to take account of changing circumstances.
At any time there are hundreds of projects in the Health Service Executive's multi-annual Capital Plan.
These projects progress at different rates given their size and project type.
The HSE must stay within the projected 5 year capital profile, its annual notified capital allocation and must ensure a full uptake of its annual notified capital allocation.
The HSE retains the flexibility to manage the individual projects within its investment programme to deliver the maximum number of priority projects from the funding available.
As a consequence individual projects will be advanced at varying speeds in order to leverage the funding available efficiently.
