Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1561. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide details of the bed capacity on the ground floor east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda prior to renovation works carried out in 2022; the current capacity of the ground floor east; the number of beds the renovation works on ground floor west planned to deliver; the cost of this project; the value for money assessments or reports that may have been carried out; the name of the primary contractor for these works; his views on whether best practice and all health and safety regulations were followed during the works; if all building regulations and permits were issued and filed with the appropriate authorities prior to the commencement of the works; the details of what structural surveys were carried out prior to the commencement of the works; his views on whether the project delivered the number of beds promised; if additional inspections and surveys were carried out during and after the process; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56886/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6^thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result, the question asked by the Deputy may be delayed in receiving a response directly from the HSE.