Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the construction projects planned by the Health Service Executive or by him for the next five years and the following five to ten years; and if he will provide the list of same. [7837/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive's capital infrastructure programme is a multi-annual programme which is developed over a rolling five year period. The Executive's capital allocation for the five year period is €1,876.55m, (an allocation of €374.25m is assumed for 2015). Allocations for 2011 - 2014 are as follows - all include €40m per annum in respect of ICT:

2011 - €392.25m (includes provision for €15m from the proceeds of disposal of surplus assets);

2012 - €361.85m;

2013 - €373.95m;

2014 - €374.25m.

In drawing up its capital programme for the current 2011 - 2015 period the HSE is required to prioritise its capital infrastructure projects within its overall capital funding allocation taking into account the programme's capital commitments and cost to completion over the multi-annual period. Given the level of commitments and the costs to completion already in place, there is limited funding available for new projects before 2014. The HSE has submitted its draft capital plan for the multi-annual period 2011 - 2015. This draft plan is under consideration and requires my approval with the consent of the Minister for Finance. Details of the capital infrastructure projects already in progress are set out in the HSE's capital plan 2010 - 2014 which is available on its website: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/corporate/capitalplan2010.html

The HSE reviews its capital project proposals on a rolling five year basis and detailed information beyond this period is not available.