Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will declare the capital investment levels in the health sector building and equipment programme for each year since 1997 for each former health board region; and if she will provide the information in tabular form. [35394/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The details requested by the Deputy for the years 1997 to 2004 are set out below.

Since its establishment in 2005, the Health Service Executive has had responsibility for all developments under the health sector building and equipping programme, with the exception of developments undertaken by the agencies that are funded directly by my Department. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to provide the information requested for this particular period. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have details requested for the period 2005-2007 issued directly to the Deputy.

In the case of the directly funded agencies, the annual capital provision over this period has been €9.329m in 2005, €16.727m in 2006 and €32.389m in 2007.