Ivor Callely
Ceist:59 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the capital allocation to each health board in 1995; the capital allocation sought by each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10593/95]
Written Answers - Health Board Capital Allocations.
Limerick East): It is not the normal practice at present to make a capital allocation to each health board, other than in respect of urgent maintenance works and fire precautions. Boards do not normally seek an annual allocation: the commitments arising each year generally arise from decisions on individual projects, many of which involve expenditure over a number of years.
The overall capital sum available for 1995 is £103 million, an increase of 57 per cent over 1994. I am setting out in the following statement, for the Deputy's information, the principal projects which are being funded from the capital allocation this year.
Principal projects being funded from the capital allocation in 1995.
Hospital Developments at:
St. James's.
Tallaght.
Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital, Clontarf.
St. Luke's and St. Anne's.
Dublin Dental Hospital.
Mullingar.
Tullamore.
Portlaoise.
Limerick Regional.
Our Lady's Hospital, Navan.
Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen.
St. Luke's, Kilkenny.
Mercy Hospital, Cork.
Mayo General Hospital.
University College Hospital, Galway.
Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe.
Replacement Hospital Equipment:
—There will be a continuation of the programme for replacing hospital equipment in 1995.
Psychiatric Services:
—Provision of alternative services for hospital patients at Castlerea.
—Various other community facilities around the country.
Services for Handicapped:
—Additional training centres and associated support facilities for persons with handicaps.
—Residential and day care places for the mentally handicapped.
—Implementation of recommendations of Review Group on Services for persons with a Physical or Sensory Disability.
Community Health Services:
—Continuation of health centres development programme, including a major development at Waterford, and medium and small centres around the country.
—Provision of new public analyst laboratories at Dublin, Cork and Galway.
—Funding will be provided for orthodontic and dental services and for a continuation of investment in flouridation equipment at various locations.
Services for the Elderly:
—Provision of community nursing units and other facilities at various locations.
Services for Children:
—Provision will be made for meeting the capital requirements arising from the implementation of the Child Care Act.
Fire Precautions and Maintenance:
—The policy of carrying out essential fire precautions and maintenance works to improve the health services infrastructure will be continued in 1995.
Information Technology:
—In line with the practice of recent years, a specific allocation has been set aside for information technology.