Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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158. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 13 November 2018, the details of the amended capital plan from 2016 to 2021 for a hospital (details supplied); when this amendment was made to the capital plan; the amount of additional funding added to the capital plan in order to cover the change in plans for these two community hospitals; the timeline for the funding to be allocated within the context of the current plan only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/18]

Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Earlier this month, the Department noted the rationale put forward by the HSE for the revisions to its capital programme and acknowledged that the matter had been considered and decided upon through the established mechanisms within the HSE. As a result, the position in relation to the two community hospitals mentioned has been amended. These two community hospitals will be redeveloped through the HSE's capital programme.

In relation to the additional funding identified by the HSE for capital investment in public residential centres for older people, it is a matter for the HSE, in the first instance to prioritise and plan projects, subject to available funding in the coming years. As outlined at the recent meeting on this issue, the HSE will now advance these plans in 2019 through the established processes. The HSE has confirmed that it intends that this process will begin in 2019, with the commencement of the design phase for both of these projects.