Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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1334. To ask the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan 2023, as approved by the HSE board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13004/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that The Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan 2023, as a related document of the National Service Plan, has been submitted to me for my review and approval.

Capital core funding allocated in 2023 for the construction and equipping of healthcare facilities is €967m, an increase of 11% over 2022 core allocation plus an amount of €50m for Covid infrastructure projects. This investment will enable the HSE to progress projects across the country in 2023. Projects and Programmes being progressed include:

- New Children’s Hospital

- Capacity projects including critical care beds and acute hospital beds

- Elective hospitals

- Relocation of the National Maternity Hospital and other maternity services projects

- Primary Care Programme including the building and equipping of centres across the country

- HIQA Programme for Community Nursing units involving refurbishment to HIQA standard of units throughout the country

- Mental health facilities including CAMHS units and acute mental health units across the country

- Accommodation for Enhanced Community Care programme

- Investment in Trauma and Rehabilitation projects

- Equipment replacement and infrastructural risk projects

- Investment in Climate Action and Sustainability projects

- Replacement ambulance programme and ambulance bases renovation

I am working with my officials and the HSE in the review of the plan and expect the approved plan to be published in the coming weeks.