1282. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the enhanced provision of elective care programme; the status of his plans for elective-only hospitals in Dublin, Cork and Galway following site selection; the timeline his Department is working towards for delivery of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45271/24]

I have asked the HSE, as Sponsoring Agency with day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of the new Elective Hospitals in Dublin, Cork and Galway to respond to you directly in relation to the matters raised.