Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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1296. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the new HSE residential care unit for older persons (details supplied) in County Louth; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20500/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery and management of healthcare infrastructure.

The HSE has advised that the procurement phase of the delivery of a bundle of Community Nursing Units’s (CNU’s) to be delivered by Public Private Partnership (PPP) is still on-going.  St. Joseph’s Hospital CNU, Ardee, Co. Louth is part of this bundle of facilities. 

It is important to recognise that all capital development proposals must progress through a number of approval stages, in line with the Public Spending Code, including detailed appraisal, planning, design and procurement before a firm timeline or funding requirement can be established.

The delivery of capital projects is a dynamic process and is subject to the successful completion of the various approval stages, which can impact on the timeline for delivery.