Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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377. To ask the Minister for Health when capital funding will be allocated for the new endoscopy unit, oncology unit, physical medicine unit, physical therapy unit and day procedure department at Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2989/18]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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378. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for phase 3C of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare will be sanctioned in view of the extra bed capacity required in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2990/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 378 together.

Health capital funding was outlined in the recently published Public Service Estimates for 2018 and the HSE is currently developing its Capital Plan for 2018-2021.

The Government is preparing a new National Development Plan for the period 2018-2027, which is expected to be published alongside and in support of the forthcoming new National Planning Framework, to sustain national economic and social progress over the long term.

As the Deputy knows, my priority is increasing capacity to improve access and I will shortly bring the capacity report to Government to feed into this process.

My Department has also referred your questions to the Health Service Executive and requested the HSE to reply directly to you in relation to capital developments at Naas Hospital.