Written answers

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

9:00 pm

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 963: To ask the Minister for Health the planned level of investment in Roscommon County Hospital between now and the end of 2011; the investment planned for 2012; the areas in which proposed investments will be made; the new staff appointments that will be made to this hospital; if staff will be redeployed to this hospital from other Health Service Executive facilities in HSE West or from any other HSE region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23808/11]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The HSE's Capital Programme for 2011 has included in its allocation the development of an Endoscopy Suite, as well as the upgrade of the Hospital Sterile Services Department at Roscommon County Hospital.

An interim capital grant of €200,000 is to be drawn down in 2011 to allow an upgrade of the decontamination facilities to progress, while the brief for the remainder of the works is being finalised and agreed.

A business case is being drafted to locate the HSE West Regional Rehabilitation Centre, a satellite of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, at Roscommon County Hospital.

Elective surgery continues to be provided at the hospital and discussions are ongoing with University Hospital Galway for the transfer of some day surgery services from the UHG site to Roscommon County Hospital. A Plastic surgeon is currently in discussion with the hospital regarding the setting up of a Plastic surgery service at the hospital by mid October 2011.

The re-deployment of staff to and from Roscommon County Hospital will be contingent of the level of activity and the type of services delivered at the hospital.

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