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Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: I hope the Minister of State has more information for me than was offered to Deputy Stanton on the previous matter raised. A building at South Tipperary General Hospital at St. Joseph's, Clonmel, has been vacant for more than 12 months. It should house a 40 bed surgical unit, a 15 bed day unit and an accident and emergency unit. It has been idle and had been a white elephant for the past 12...

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I take this opportunity to outline the position regarding the development of hospital services at South Tipperary General Hospital.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: I did not ask about that.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The south Tipperary hospital agreement, which was signed in January 1996, paved the way for development——

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: On a point of order, I did not ask the Minister anything about the development or any agreement signed. I asked the Minister to tell the House when he will make funding available to equip and staff the unit and I would appreciate if he would outline that.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The south Tipperary hospital agreement, which was signed in January 1996, paved the way for development of hospital services in the region and the bringing together of surgery and medicine on a single site. The major capital development programme, to which the Deputy referred, to provide the infrastructure to facilitate the transfer of surgical services from Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, to...

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: There are no answers to the questions I raised.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The integration of acute services on one site will greatly enhance the services available to patients in the region.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: We get pure evasion and no replies to matters on the Adjournment and parliamentary questions.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This is not a parliamentary question but a——

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: No, it is a matter on the Adjournment and I have got no replies to the matters I raised.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Pattison: The Deputy should allow the Minister of State to speak.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, has already stated that he is fully committed to achieving this objective in as timely a manner as possible——

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: Some 12 months after it was completed hardly represents a timely manner

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: ——and subject to available resources.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: That was what he said 12 months ago when he visited the hospital for its 150th anniversary.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Pattison: The Minister should be allowed to reply. It is not in order to interrupt.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: After the transfer of the surgical services, Our Lady's Hospital will be used to provide services for the elderly and for those with mental and physical disabilities. The estimated capital investment for the first phase of the development of Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, will be approximately €12 million. As the Deputy will be aware the provision of hospital services for south Tipperary is a...

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Séamus Healy: It is funded by the Department.

Hospitals Building Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The board has sought additional resources to complete the transfer of surgical and emergency services to South Tipperary General Hospital.