Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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335. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place by the Health Service Executive for the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, in view of community nursing units having to comply with new Health Information and Quality Authority recommendations coming into effect in 2015. [36457/14]

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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336. To ask the Minister for Health the funding plans being put in place by the Health Service Executive for the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, in view of community nursing units having to comply with new Health Information and Quality Authority recommendations coming into effect in 2015. [36458/14]

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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337. To ask the Minister for Health when discussions will take place regarding funding and plans between the Health Service Executive and stakeholders involved with the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, in view of community nursing units having to comply with new Health Information and Quality Authority recommendations coming into effect in 2015. [36459/14]

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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338. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the Health Service Executive in terms of allocating 2014 capital funding for Health Information and Quality Authority compliance works for community nursing units, including the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon. [36460/14]

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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339. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has costed the Health Information and Quality Authority compliance works required to upgrade the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon. [36461/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 to 339, inclusive, together.

All nursing homes are subject to the same core standards and regulations in relation to quality and safety in order to ensure the well-being of their residents.

All public nursing homes are currently registered with the Health Information and Quality Authority. However given the age of public facilities (25% are over 100 years) a significant number of public facilities face particular challenges in relation to their physical structure. Given that demand for capital investment far exceeds the funding available investment must be allocated as objectively as possible based on the HSE's assessment of priorities. Currently the funding for the Services for Older People programme focuses on the upgrade and refurbishment of existing facilities to achieve HIQA compliance.

Work is underway on the next multi-annual capital plan for the period 2015-2019 and the needs and priorities in relation to the CNU programme will be considered again in this context. However there is limited funding available for new projects given the level of commitments and the costs to completion already in place.