asked the Minister for Health if he has received an application for capital funds for 1989 from the Southern Health Board; and if he will make a statement on the order of priority of such funds.
Written Answers. - Southern Health Board Capital Funds.
158.
An application for capital funds in respect of 1989 was received in my Department from the Southern Health Board. It is a matter for the health board in the first instance to determine the priority given to individual projects and items.
A detailed list of priority equipment needs was submitted to my Department by the board for capital funding in 1989. In view of the constraints on the public capital programme, it has not been possible to fund all these requirements. However, funds are being made available towards the cost of a linear accelerator, the equipping of the ophthalmic unit and the purchase of items of equipment for the neurosurgical department at the regional hospital.
It has not been possible to consider any other requests for capital funds.
159.
asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the projects on which the £1.9 million capital grant to the Southern Health Board in 1988 was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Grants amounting to £1.194 million were paid to the Southern Health Board from the health capital subhead in 1988 in respect of the following projects:
|
Institution |
Project |
Grant Paid |
|
£m |
||
|
Cork Regional Hospital |
Brickwork Repairs |
0.095 |
|
Boundary Wall |
0.004 |
|
|
Ophthalmic Unit |
0.691 |
|
|
Extension to Haematology |
||
|
Department |
0.008 |
|
|
Paediatric Day Centre |
0.180 |
|
|
St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital |
Additional Theatre |
0.021 |
|
Mallow GeneralHospital |
Urological Equipment |
0.021 |
|
Our Lady'sHospital, Cork |
Rewiring of Grey Building |
0.034 |
|
Children's Group Homes |
Development |
0.014 |
|
Health Centres |
0.023 |
|
|
Flouridation of Water Supply |
0.024 |
|
|
Purchase of Computers |
0.054 |
|
|
Miscellaneous Small Balances in respect ofcompleted schemes |
0.025 |
In addition an amount of £800,000 was included in the revenue allocation to provide for the replacement of equipment including a new CAT Scanner at Cork Regional Hospital.
160.
asked the Minister for Health if he received a request in 1988 from the Southern Health Board to give priority in the capital programme for the provision of extra accident and emergency facilities at Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; if such a request was turned down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
No specific request was received by my Department from the Southern Health Board in 1988 to give priority in the capital programme to the provision of extra accident and emergency facilities at Mallow General Hospital.