Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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547. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 21 July 2020, the estimated amount of the allocated 2021 Estimate for capital expenditure that is expected to be taken up by the new forensics facility at Portrane. [31251/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery and management of healthcare infrastructure, including the new National Forensic Mental Health Service (Portrane). The construction of the NFMHS is due to be completed in Q4 2020. There have been some delays to the completion of the project due to the response to the Covid 19 National Emergency. As the construction contract is ongoing, the expected cost of the project in 2021 is commercially sensitive at this stage.

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.