David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I have a question about elective hospitals. The programme for Government commitment did not identify the number of hospitals, but we know Sláintecare supported three elective hospitals in different parts of the country and there is a high-level team examining it. What timeframe are we facing to get to a point where we can start to see concrete proposals? Business plans are being examined, but as regards moving from a business plan to having the capital funding in place or at least an application for capital funding, what realistic timeframe are we facing? What was the intended timeframe for having these elective hospitals built and open, or was there any timeframe in the plan?