HSE West and North West welcomes over €103 million in Capital Funding which has been approved in counties Galway and Roscommon under the HSE Capital Fund 2025.
The funding was announced by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and will enable the progression of a number of key health infrastructure projects spanning both community and acute healthcare services.
A number of projects in Galway Roscommon set to benefit under the HSE’s Capital Development Programme include:
- Allocations for OPD and Surgical Hub on the Merlin Park site
- The commencement of the Knocknacarra Primary Care Centre and Integrated Care Hub project
- A number of projects on the UHG site to enhance bed capacity, cancer services, laboratory and Emergency Department services
- A replacement adult mental health unit in Roscommon
- The expansion of emergency department accommodation in PUH
- The development of the central sterile services department to provide the necessary capacity to support surgical activity in Portiuncula and Roscommon hospitals.
- A replacement of the Community Nursing Unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon
The replacement of Clifden and Merlin Park Community Nursing Units
Ann Cosgrove, HSE IHA Manager Galway Roscommon said “I’m delighted to welcome this funding under the HSE Capital Fund 2025 which will drive improvements in both community and acute healthcare in Galway and Roscommon.”
“Many projects will progress across Galway and Roscommon with the support of this funding, enhancing our services in our hospitals and within our communities.”
“These include the commencement of the Knocknacarra Primary Care Centre and Integrated Care Hub project, which will greatly improve access to specialist clinical services in Galway city.
“In Clifden and in Merlin Park, both Community Nursing Units will be replaced under the allocation, allowing for the best care for our older persons state of the art purpose built facilities.
“In Roscommon, the replacement of a 50 bed community nursing Unit in Sacred Heart Hospital is well underway and will provide modern, fit for purpose accommodation for older people in the region.”
“Funding for the replacement of the Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU) for Roscommon further demonstrates the HSE’s commitment to improved mental health services for the region,” she said.
A major requirement for healthcare in Galway is the provision of protected Emergency Care, Elective Scheduled Care and Cancer Care.
HSE West and North West has developed a masterplan for the future development of GUH which encompasses a number of projects of significant scale. This funding announcement will further support the progression of this masterplan.
Emphasis has been given to the progression of multiple projects on the Galway University Hospitals campuses to ensure that it remains a future proofed, Model 4 hospital.
These include a inpatient ward, new ED, new laboratory, an Ambulatory Cancer Centre, a new Women and Children’s Department, Theatres and Critical Care.
“The new surgical hub and elective hospital on the Merlin Park Campus are crucial developments, which facilitate high volume, low complexity cases such as elective, day surgery and ambulatory care on the MPUH campus.”
“This will allow complex acute care, urgent and emergency, inpatients and day cases, cancer, maternity and paediatric inpatient care will remain in UHG.”
“Overall, this funding marks another step in ensuring we provide the best health services for our population from the young to the old in Galway and Roscommon,” she added.
