John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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708. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding allocated for the roll out of primary care centres in 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9601/14]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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As with all capital projects the roll out of the primary care infrastructure programme must be considered within the overall capital envelope available to the health service. There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. There is limited funding available for new projects over the period 2014-2018 given the level of commitments and the costs to completion already in place.

The HSE has submitted its draft Capital Plan for the multi-annual period 2014-2018. The Plan requires the approval of the Minister for Health and the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. It is expected that consent will be sought shortly. Following this process the HSE will publish details of the Plan on its website.