Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 June 2021
204. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought and or received a specific business case for the proposed new national maternity hospital to be located on the St. Vincent’s University Hospital campus in County Dublin at any stage since 2013. [34041/21]
View answer205. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has formally approved the campus of St. Vincent’s hospital in County Dublin as the site for the new national maternity hospital. [34042/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has engaged with the Department of Health regarding all requirements which need to be undertaken in relation to a capital project of this magnitude, having regard to the provisions of the Public Spending Code. No specific business case has yet been submitted for the proposed development of a new national maternity hospital on the St. Vincent’s campus in south County Dublin. It is my understanding that work is underway within the Department of Health in this regard. It is the responsibility of each Department to bring forward business cases for projects of this scale and to seek approvals in line with the Public Spending Code.
