Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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23. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to increase the capacity of the accident and emergency department, resuscitation area and intensive care unit at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39355/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I am delighted to inform you about some significant capital infrastructure proposals for Beaumont Hospital.

A new Emergency Department (ED) centred around a reconfiguration of the existing ED, which will include an 8-bay resuscitation area, is being proposed.

This proposal is ongoing and is at the Detailed Design stage of the process. The Beaumont Hospitals Technical Services Department, alongside HSE Capital and Estates, are currently reviewing the proposal before it progresses to the next stage.

Additionally, a 64-bed Critical Care Unit (CCU) has also been proposed and is currently at the Preliminary Design Stage. This will be located on the site of the existing Endoscopy Department and St Raphael’s Ward.

A new Endoscopy Department is required to decant the existing building to enable the development of the CCU. This proposal is also at the detailed design stage.

The process for these proposals is being managed through the HSE capital development process rather than requiring direct submission to the Department of Health or Government for consent. This is in line with the provisions of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform’s updated Infrastructure Guidelines. Each of the proposals are, and must be, developed in line with these Infrastructure Guidelines, and must continue to represent value for money in order to move the next stage of the project lifecycle.