Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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1057. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the provision of a new 96 bed block for University Hospital Limerick; the expected timeframe for the design stage to be completed; if construction of the block is included in the HSE's capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37702/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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A capital project to develop a ward block to provide 96 replacement in-patient bed at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been included in the HSE' multi-annual Capital Plan. Future investment in hospitals 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. The HSE will continue to apply the available funding for infrastructure development in the most effective way possible to meet current and future needs, having regard to the level of commitments and the costs to completion already in place.