Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 April 2017
226. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for national forensic mental health services PPP; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18770/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra227. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for new specialist intensive care rehab units at Galway; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18771/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra228. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for new specialist intensive care rehab units at Cork; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18772/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra229. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the amount provided under the capital plan for new specialist intensive care rehab units at Galway and Portrane; the amount spent to date; the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18773/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 226 to 229, inclusive, together.
The provision of new facilities, or other non-capital initiatives, to enhance forensic mental health provision nationally is central to modernising mental health services in line with the strategy document A Vision for Change. The delivery of the replacement facility for Central Mental Hospital at Portrane and the ICRUs is a phased project. The approved HSE Capital Programme supports the completion of the development at Portrane with the feasibility study to be progressed on Phase II - the relevant ICRUs. Nevertheless, my Department and the HSE will continue to assess delivery strategies and progress as appropriate the ICRU initiatives in the context of evolving service priorities and resource availability.
No national forensic mental health services project is funded as a PPP project. The HSE is responsible for the construction of replacement national forensic mental health facilities at Portrane. This project would comprise the bulk of funding allocated for national forensic mental health services over the multi-annual period 2016-2021. The award process for the contract to construct the Portrane development is not yet complete, but is expected to be completed shortly. At this time, for reasons of commercial sensitivity it is not considered appropriate to disclose the funding required to complete this project. Assuming that there are no construction related issues encountered, it is currently projected that construction will be completed in 2019 with a view to the new facility opening in early 2020, following equipping, commissioning and final fit-out stages.
The HSE has advised that the capital expenditure to date on this project is €7.8m
