Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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624. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of his meeting with the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability at his Department and the Department of Justice on developments at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe; when the construction of the new ward block will commence; when the existing CAT scan will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43476/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, including the construction of the new ward block and the replacement of the existing CAT scan at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe.

The HSE has advised that it is intended to advertise for contractors for the construction of the 50 Bed Ward Block at Portiuncula University Hospital in Q1 2021 with a view to commencing works in Summer 2021, subject to the availability of funding.

The HSE has also advised that the of the CT located in Portiuncula is scheduled for replacement in 2021/ 2022, through the HSE’s Equipment Replacement Programme (ERP) subject to the availability of funding.

It is important to recognise that the delivery of capital projects is a dynamic process and is subject to the successful completion of the various approval stages, in line with the Public Spending Code, which can impact on the timeline for delivery.