Vol. 396 No. 6
204 Mr. M. Kitt asked the Minister for Health, in relation to the provision of a new home for the aged in Ballinasloe, County Galway, when the site was purchased by the Western Health Board; when the preliminary documentation for this project was submitted to his Department; and if clearance and capital funding will be given for the home this year.
The site for this home was purchased from Ballinasloe Urban District Council by the Western Health Board and the transaction was completed on 26 June 1981. The preliminary documentation was submitted to my Department on 12 February 1980.
The funding for this project is being considered in the overall context of the provision of services for the elderly and the availability of capital moneys for the many competing demands within the Western Health Board's area and in the totality of the high investment in overall health services in the Ballinasloe area.
