Over €4.7m in capital funding has been allocated for Louth Hospitals in the Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan for 2021 which was published today (August 4), and approved by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.
The total Health capital allocation nationwide in 2021 is €983m for the construction and equipping of health facilities. This investment enables the HSE to plan and fund the projects that were included in previous plans and to progress additional evaluated and prioritised projects in 2021 including Government priority programmes and major capital projects.
Announcing the allocations today, Minister Donnelly said: “… The significant investment in health infrastructure reflected in this plan is evidence of the importance that the government places on improving healthcare in Ireland and supporting the move towards universal healthcare.
“The projects in this plan place a focus on the patient experience and the delivery of a quality health and social care service. At any time around 350 capital projects in health are ongoing and this plan continues the progress in delivering new builds, replacement infrastructure and more community healthcare.”
Louth Fianna Fáil Senator Erin McGreehan said she has received confirmation from Minister Donnelly that over €4.7m in funding will be provided for six projects across Louth under the plan, details of which will be published in the coming weeks.
“Ardee will receive €2.95m for a new ambulance base station.
St. Mary’s Hospital has been allocated €950,000 for refurbishment and a new build of 60 beds while Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital will receive €500,000 for its Medical Resource and Telemedicine Project” she said.
“Castlebellingham will receive €290,000 for refurbishment and €100,000 has been provided to Drogheda for its Psychiatry of Later Life Unit.
“Our entire health service has been through the most difficult 16 months and are still under severe pressure with the ongoing pandemic” Senator McGreehan commented.
“As we come out the other side of what has been a most gruelling period, where so much has been asked of our health services, I’m delighted to see continued Government investment.
“I look forward to the progression of these long-awaited projects and I will continue to push for further investment in the region,” she concluded.
In line with the Public Spending Code, all capital development proposals must progress through detailed appraisal, planning and design, procurement, construction and commissioning stages before a firm timeline or funding requirement can be established.
