Michael Healy-Rae
Ceist:354. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the building of a community hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6673/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 February 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
The Capital Programme announced earlier this year provides for the replacement and refurbishment of 90 public nursing homes across the country over the next five years. Under this Programme it is proposed to deliver a new Community Nursing Unit in Killarney by 2021. This will replace existing facilities where the physical environment requires significant improvement.
Significant work has been undertaken by the HSE in determining the most appropriate scheduling of projects over the 5 year period from 2016 to 2021, within the phased provision of funding, to achieve compliance and registration with HIQA. All healthcare infrastructure developments, including this development, must comply with DPER guidelines and EU directives and will require a lead-in time to complete the various stages. These stages include appraisal, project brief, design feasibility, detailed design, some of which may overlap, the review of costing estimates and finalisation of financing.