€22.2m to be assigned to Dublin Bay North health care projects

Under the Health Capital Plan 2021, 15 projects across Dublin Bay North will receive €22.2m in funding, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said.

The largest project, Beaumont Hospital, will receive €21.56m of the funds, which go towards the development of the 20-bed purpose built cystic fibrosis in-patient facility.

€700,000 of the funding will also be used for a new Emergency Department (ED) and reconfiguration of the existing ED at Beaumont Hospital.

€1m will be invested to provide for the construction of a new 95 inpatient bed accommodation, and over €10m has been earmarked for the provision of Phase 2 Radiation Oncology facilities.

Other local projects include the construction of a 30-bed purpose-built Psychiatry of Later Life Facility in North Dublin (site to be identified), the refurbishment and the expansion of the Kilbarrack Primary Care Centre, and €100,000 for the redevelopment of existing CRC Facilities in Clontarf.

Local TD Sean Haughey said: “I welcome this important health funding for Dublin Bay North. These projects are much needed, and I have actively campaigned for them as a local TD.

“The provision of a 20-bed purpose built Cystic Fibrosis in patient facility in Beaumont Hospital is particularly welcome and long overdue.

“The scale and variety of the projects being undertaken demonstrates Fianna Fáil’s commitment in Government to the health service of this country.

“I will continue to work with all stakeholders and the Department of Health to ensure that these facilities are in place as soon as possible and I will continue to push for further investment in the area,’’ he said.