Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the development control plan for phase 2[i]B[/i] of the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar was lodged in her Department; if she will make this plan available for review; and the indicative time frame for the implementation of this plan. [25084/04]

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the stages through which the proposed phase 2[i]B[/i] of the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar must proceed on its progress to the finalisation of this project. [25085/04]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together.

Having examined the board's stage 2 submission, development control plan, for phase 2B of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, my Department approved proceeding to stage 3 planning for the project. The stages through which the project must now proceed, to its completion, are stages 3 to 8 inclusive which are as follows: stage 3 — sketch design; stages 4 and 5 — detail design including tender documentation; stage 6 — invitation of tenders-contract award; stage 7 — construction works; and stage 8 — equipping and commissioning. The development control plan was lodged with my Department in early 2004. As the Midland Health Board is the client for the project, a request to view the plan should be addressed to the board. The Department's letter of approval to proceed to stage 3 planning requested the preparation, by the board, of a management plan for all remaining planning stages to tender stage. This management plan, when available, will allow the preparation of a time frame for completion of the project.