Dáil debates

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions

Hospital Facilities

5:05 pm

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will. These projects are important for people in the catchment area in the Deputy's constituency and we need to progress them as quickly as possible.

I will offer a quick update on some of the background to the various projects. The day procedures-endoscopy unit and the oncology and physical therapy project were not prioritised to progress by the service area up until now and did not progress in 2020, given the impact of Covid, but I have outlined the progress. I might revert to the Deputy in my final response, as there are some good details around the change in the scope of the mental health project, which the Deputy has raised previously. To me, that change is good news for providing even better mental health facilities. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is involved in the detail of all of that.

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