Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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1244. To ask the Minister for Health when works will commence at Saint Patrick's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary, as part of the capital funding already allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38545/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Capital Programme announced in January 2016 provides for the replacement and refurbishment of 90 public nursing homes across the country over the next five years, including St. Patrick's Hospital, Cashel. Under this Programme, it is proposed to deliver a new build community nursing home by 2021. This will replace existing beds where the physical environment requires substantial improvement.

This project is currently at appraisal stage and is proceeding according to capital planning guidelines. As the project is being delivered by means of a Public Private Partnership mechanism, which is at an early stage of the development, it is not possible to give a detailed timeline for the delivery of each stage of the project. Assuming that there are no construction related issues encountered, it is expected that the facility will be operational by Q3-Q4 2021.