Limerick East): It is not the normal practice to give annual capital allocations for hospital projects to health agencies. The capital commitments arising each year generally arise from decisions on individual projects, many of which involve expenditure over a number of years.
I have set out for the Deputy's information the capital funding, classified by hospital within health board area, which was made available by my Department to finance expenditure on the major developments and the principal minor capital requirements, included in the health capital programme for 1995. The expenditure figures for 1996 will not be available until after the end of the year. I will communicate the information to the Deputy in January 1997.
Capital grants, classified by hospital and Health Board Area, paid by Department of Health in 1995