Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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76. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date with the major building project for Cavan General Hospital, including a new emergency department, endoscopy unit, and additional beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34621/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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A revised planning permission application was made to Cavan County Council for the new extension at Cavan General Hospital, to increase the inpatient bed numbers from 18 to 54, this planning was granted in early Q1 2025.

Detailed Design (Stage 2C) has now concluded and the tender packages are prepared to be issued for pricing once internal HSE approval has been granted for the same.

The Enabling Works package number 2 (LV Diversion Works), is currently on site and is expected to be complete by Q4 2025.

If permission is granted to proceed to tender, and the subsequent tender returns are within the increased capital budget allocations, etc., the current programme indicates that the project could break ground by the end of Q4 this year.