Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019
456. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the additional amount the national children’s hospital will cost in 2019; if a request has been submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for additional funding for the hospital; if this funding will be forthcoming in the current capital envelope for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3066/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra457. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €473,000 capital allocation in administration, that is, the expenditure report for 2019 for Vote 38 of budget 2019, by specific project; the projects that will be commenced in 2019; the projects that will be completed in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3067/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra458. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €14,527,000 capital allocation in grants in respect of building and equipment, including information and communication technology, that is, Vote 38 of the budget 2019 expenditure report for 2019, by specific project; the projects that will be commenced in 2019; the projects that will be completed in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3068/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra459. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €564,461,000 capital allocation in building, equipping and furnishing of health facilities, that is, Vote 38 of the budget 2019 expenditure report for 2019 by specific project; the projects that will be commenced in 2019; the projects that will be completed in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3069/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra460. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €2,539,000 capital allocation in building, equipping and furnishing of health facilities part-funded by the national lottery, that is, Vote 38 of the Budget 2019 expenditure report by specific project; the projects that will be commenced in 2019; the projects that will be completed in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3070/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra461. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the €85 million capital allocation in information services and related services for health agencies, that is, Vote 38 of the budget 2019 expenditure report for 2019 by specific project; the projects that will be commenced in 2019; the projects that will be completed in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3071/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 456 to 461, inclusive, together.
The total capital funding for the public Health Services announced in Budget 2019 and published in the Estimates for Public Services 2019 is €667m, an increase of €174m (35%) over the capital funding provided in Budget 2018. - €567m (€564.461m + €2.539m) is available to the Health Service Executive for building, equipping and furnishing of health facilities,
- €85m for HSE Information Communication Technology and implementing the eHealth Strategy,
- €14.527m for the smaller directly funded agencies under the aegis of my Department, including €10m for HRB research,
- €0.473m for Information Communication Technology within my Department.
Following the publication of the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2019, the Executive is currently developing its Capital Plan for 2019. The HSE Capital Plan for 2019 will determine the projects that can progress in 2019 having regard to the available capital funding, the number of large national capital projects currently underway and the relevant priority of each project.
The requirements of the new children's hospital and other health capital projects, currently at various stages of development, are being considered as part of this process.
