€2.5million investment for Navan Hospital
A €2.5 million investment in upgrades to the electrical power supplies in Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan is part of a €1.33 billion allocation nationally for the development and enhancement of healthcare infrastructure, announced by Minister Jennnifer Carroll McNeill.
The Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan for 2025 will see a transformative investment of €6 million in Navan and Drogheda hospitals, according to Minister Helen McEntee.
“Investment in our health service is essential, and today’s announcement includes an investment of €2.5 million in upgrades to the electrical power supplies in Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, and an investment of €3.55 million in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
"Works in Our Lady of Lourdes will include a new ward block with inpatient beds, endoscopy day services, trauma services and a new surge ward. A psychiatry of later life unit, with a 10-bed extension, the replacement of existing buildings with an extended multi-story building will also increase capacity.
“This funding is a strong demonstration of this Government’s commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible healthcare in our area," Minister MCEntee said.
“This investment in Navan and Drogheda is welcome news that will help better meet the needs of patients and families across Meath, many of whom would utilise Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda.”
Commenting on the publication of the HSE Capital Plan, Minister Carroll MacNeill said: “I’m pleased to approve the publication of the HSE Capital Plan for 2025. This plan continues the delivery of vital healthcare projects across the country and supports the expansion of capacity and reform in how we deliver care.
"The scale of investment reflected in this plan underlines the Government’s focus on strengthening healthcare infrastructure and progressing toward universal, community-based care.
"The plan demonstrates the Government’s commitment to continued investment that supports the delivery of strategic reform, improved productivity and a move towards better care in the community."
The plans includes a new 96 single inpatient bed ward block in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown a new ambulance station in Dundalk, a new three-storey extension block at Cavan General Hospital to provide an Oncology Unit, new acute inpatient beds in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and phase 2 works for the replacement linacs programme on Beaumont Hospital Campus.
Nationally, investment in 2025 will enable the progression of multiple Government priority projects, including the completion of the New Children's Hospital, construction of the National Maternity Hospital, continued delivery of additional bed capacity under the Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan 2024-2031, and construction of new Surgical Hubs and Elective Care Centres.
It also facilitates the development of infrastructure to support mental health service delivery and the delivery of more Primary Care Centres and community-based infrastructure to help ensure people can access appropriate care closer to home.