Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Section 38 - Agencies Remuneration

12:50 pm

Mr. Kieran Timmins:

In Mr. Cregan's report it is already stated that at the end of 2013 there was approximately €12.9 million in the fund. That will vary from month to month, depending on the drawdowns and the what projects are involved. Two projects that have been identified and pencilled in are the clinical services at the Mochua site for approximately €6 million and the Swords day centre for €3 million, both of which are capital projects. The fund is intended primarily as a capital project, so we will be looking at some of the other areas. Ms Stephanie Manahan mentioned that I visited with her Scoil Mochua a week or so ago. I have also visited all the other sites in Dublin and I can see there is a need for capital expenditure in many sites, not just at Scoil Mochua. The intention is that it is primarily a capital fund.