Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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261. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be provided in the 2017 HSE capital programme in respect of a project (details supplied) which requires additional facilities due to increased attendances over recent years at this health facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the particular query raised, future investment in Cavan General Hospital must be considered within the overall acute hospital sector infrastructure programme, the prioritised needs of the hospital groups and within the overall capital envelope available to the health service.

During 2017, my Department will work with the HSE and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to conduct a mid-term review of the capital programme. My Department will also conduct a Bed Capacity Review which will assess projected health care needs over the next decade and the associated infrastructural requirements to meet these needs.