Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 303: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the health services capital programme, including PPARS was discussed at her Department's MAC meetings that were attended by Ministers during 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29146/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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PPARS was funded each year from within the annual current and capital Estimates. Successive Ministers have been involved in agreeing the overall capital requirement for ICT, which was also examined by the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children and approved by the Dáil. In particular, the health service capital programme which includes PPARS was discussed at the Department's MAC meetings attended by Ministers during 2003 and 2004. It is the Tánaiste's practice not to attend MAC meetings of her Department but officials have on occasion discussed the capital programme with the Tánaiste.