I 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.