Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will announce the capital development works for Wexford General Hospital for extra beds, a new accident and emergency department, a new outpatients department, and increased funding for extra staffing for high pressured areas such as obstetrics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20906/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme.

I am pleased to inform the House that I have this morning written to the HSE to convey my agreement to allow for the progression of its capital programme in 2005.

Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.