Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They are both of a similar timeline. We ran two expressions of interest processes in the sector, one around healthcare places, which included pharmacy, and one around veterinary places - myself and the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, in the case of healthcare and myself and the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, in the case of veterinary. We are now preparing our submissions to the capital review which is under way in Government. I expect that capital review to come to a conclusion in the first quarter of this year. That will give us finality with regard to what resources we have available. That will then allow us the prioritisation of projects. What is interesting on healthcare is that from the Department of Health's perspective, all the capacity on offer is ultimately what the Department wants to deliver. It is a question of which projects we can move forward and at what pace. We should have clarity on the capital envelope we have available towards the end of this quarter.