Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide lands at public hospitals to private interests to construct private hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20932/05]

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals for new guidelines for the development of private hospitals on the grounds of public facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20856/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 151 together.

My Department engaged a consultancy firm to provide advice on an assessment framework which should be applied to proposals for developing private hospitals on public hospital sites.

I am currently considering the advice from the consultants and related policy issues regarding the development of private hospital facilities on public hospital sites and increasing capacity in the public hospitals for public patients.