Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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2738. To ask the Minister for Health the expected date of completion of the 50 bed ward brief isolation rooms at Mayo University Hospital; if he will provide a copy of the prepared brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/21]

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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2742. To ask the Minister for Health the expected date of completion of the upgrade of the ICU at Mayo University Hospital; if he will provide a copy of the prepared brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2738 and 2742 together.

The upgrade of the ICU and 50 bed isolation rooms ward at Mayo University Hospital are both at concept stage and once the scope of these projects has been fully defined and an options appraisal has been completed, a full capital submission will be required to seek approval.

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 an investment of €2.8 million has taken place to upgrade existing ward facilities at Mayo University Hospital. Approval has been granted to appoint a design team for upgrading the ED and Medical Assessment Unit, and temporary medical assessment units have been provided as an interim measure. A capital project to upgrade the electrical infrastructure at Mayo University Hospital is also being progressed.

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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2739. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSSD upgrade for Mayo University Hospital has had the design completed; if it has received funding approval; when he anticipates the upgrade to take place and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.