Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Government is investing €10 million in Louth County Hospital in Dundalk, with two theatres and significant other facilities going in there. It is all very good for the patients and community in County Louth. There was no issue about 2002 and the Minister for Foreign Affairs was informing me of the fundraising committee set up two years ago. I acknowledge the €350,000 raised by the excellent members of that committee and everybody who supported them.

The CAT scanner cost €2 million and was delivered in November. It requires work totalling approximately €700,000 before installation. The work, involving an electrical upgrade, is under way and the scanner will be fully installed next month.

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