James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a list of health sector public-private partnership projects already underway or in planning stages; the terms or these agreements; the amount of public and private investment involved in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21861/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The National Plan for Radiation Oncology (NPRO) is being delivered on an incremental basis and will provide sufficient capacity to fully meet national population cancer incidence requirements. The NPRO, which is being funded through a combination of traditional Exchequer funding and Public Private Partnership investment, will provide facilities in Dublin, Cork and Limerick with satellite facilities in Waterford and Galway. The overall investment for the NPRO is expected to be in excess of €0.5b, the bulk of which will be met through PPP arrangements. Additional capacity, delivered through traditional funding arrangements, began to come on stream in 2008. Planning for delivery of the remaining aspects of the NPRO is ongoing. The precise level of Exchequer funding and PPP investment for the NPRO will become clear when the planning and tendering stages are complete.

There are currently no other health sector PPP projects being advanced.