Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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393. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 on 21 June 2017, the status of this project; if a design team has been appointed; the completion date for the new design; the timescale to delivery of the new emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40652/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Significant progress has been made in terms of planning for a new ED at University Hospital Galway and funding of €100,000 to progress the planning phase has been indented in 2017.

The Saolta Group has committed to working to expedite this project as effectively as possible and the Group advise that, at present, HSE Estates is finalising the Tender process for the procurement of design services for the new Emergency Department block at UHG. It is envisaged that the design team will be appointed by the end of October 2017. The initial design stages of the project will commence once the design team is in place. The establishment of a projected timeline for the delivery of the new Emergency Department will constitute part of this design process.

In addition in the interim, the HSE have been asked to develop a short to medium term plan for managing the demand for both scheduled and unscheduled care for both the UHG and Merlin Park sites. The HSE advises that work on this is progressing.