Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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419. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 961 of 16 January 2018, the estimated timeline for consideration by HSE estates at the HSE national capital and property steering committee of the capital submission to address infrastructural and equipment issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5894/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My Department has referred this matter to the Health Service Executive and asked them to provide the Deputy with the information requested directly.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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420. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the finalisation of the HSE capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5895/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Health capital funding was outlined in the Public Service Estimates for 2018. The Health Service Executive's Capital Plan for 2018-2021 is currently the subject of discussion with my Department.

Appendix 4 of the HSE’s National Service Plan 2018 outlines capital projects that:

1. were completed in 2016/2017 and will be operational in 2018;

2. are due to be completed and operational in 2018;

3. are due to be completed in 2018 and will be operational in 2019.

The Government is preparing a new National Development Plan for the period 2018-2027, which will be published alongside and in support of the forthcoming new National Planning Framework for Ireland.