HC Deb 28 July 1977 vol 936 cc538-42W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new jobs have been created in Northern Ireland by Government action in each of the years from 1972 to 1976.

Mr. Concannon

The following table shows the estimated number of jobs provided by firms, in the manufacturing sector, which have been assisted by the Department of Commerce and the Local Enterprise Development Unit under the Northern Ireland industrial development legislation. The Department of Commerce figures relate only to additional jobs created as a result of firms expanding or newly established projects. The figures for the Local Enterprise Development Unit represent net job creation, taking into account job losses as well as new jobs created.

the builders concerned; what is the expected expenditure on professional fees; when the various projects are expected to be completed; which projects were let by open competitive tendering; and which were let on a more restrictive basis.

Mr. Carter

The Department of Health and Social Services has defined major capital works as those which cost more than £110,000. The four health and social services boards do not normally undertake major building projects costing in excess of that amount from Exchequer funds.

The Department itself undertakes the major building projects. A list of the projects, all of which were let on the select list tender system, is as follows:

BOARD: EASTERN HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
MAJOR PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY DEPARTMENT
Project Expected total expenditure Architect Builder Total cost of professional fees£ Expected completion date
Belfast City Hospital—Telephone Exchange 416,000 ISER (Isherwood, Semple, Ellisand Roche). T. McKee Ltd. 50,000 May 1978
Royal Victoria Hospital—Telecommunications Centre 627,000 Cusdin Burden & Howitt Pilot Construction 75,000 February 1978
Dunluce Avenue Teaching Health Centre 637,000 S. Stevenson & Sons T. McKee Ltd. 76,000 June 1978
Ulster Hospital Nurse Training School 250,000 D. W. Boyd Pilot Construction 26,000 October 1978
Ulster Hospital Geriatric Unit and Day Hospital 1,045,000 DHSS Pilot Construction None* October 1979
Belvior Park Hospital—Phase 1/2/3 including Linear Accelerator 1,115,000 Houston Bell & Kennedy McLaughlin & Harvey 90,000 August 1977
Holywood Arches Health Centre 1,034,000 R. T. J. Chambers McCombe Bros. 104,000 December 1977
Purdysburn Hospital—Rathlin Extensions 200,000 DHSS J. Turley & Co. None* December 1977
Carryduff Old People's Home 439,000 Robinson & Mcllwaine Savage Bros. 45,000 February 1979
Lisburn Health Centre and Offices 1,629,000 Houston Bell & Kennedy Farrans Ltd. 187,000 Noneovember 1977
Skegoneill Avenue Health Centre and Library 288,000 Smyth & Cowser D. R. Martin & Sons Ltd. 34,000 July 1977
Royal Victoria Hospital "B" Geriatric Unit 1,310,000 Isherwood & Ellis F. B. McKee 155,000 April 1978
Royal Victoria Hospital—New Boilerhouse 1,026,000 Cusdin Burden & Howitt McLaughlin & Harvey 120,000 March 1978
Royal Victoria Hospital—EMI Body Scanner 282,000 DHSS McLaughlin & Harvey None* August 1977
Area "C" Malvern Street Old People's Home 447,000 H. A. Patton T. McKee Ltd. 45,000 September 1978
Belfast City Hospital—Main Complex 20,500,000 J. Munce, Hospital Design Exec. McLaughlin & Harvey 2,160,000 May 1980
Downpatrick Offices and Day Centre 415,000 DHSS H. J. O'Boyle None* Noneovember 1977
Downshire Maternity Unit 810,000 McKinstry & Brown H. J. O'Boyle 90,000 March 1979
CSA Headquarters Adaptations 570,000 D. W. Boyd Knockbroda Builders 60,000 August 1977
* Undertaken by the DHSS

BOARD: NORTHERN
MAJOR PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY DEPARTMENT
Project Expected total expenditure Architect Builder Total cost of professional fees Expected completion date
£ £
Antrim Old People's Home and Flats 340,000 G. R. Smith Jardine & McDowell 39,000 May 1978
Waveney Hospital—Paediatric/Children's Surgical Unit 460,000 Isherwood & Ellis South Derry Construction 51,000 April 1978
Ballymena Old People's Home 346,000 DHSS HRM Builders (N. Ireland Ltd.) None* March 1979
Ballymena Offices and Day Centre 428,000 Dalzell & Campbell H. Taggart 48,000 November 1977
Carrickfergus Health Centre 536,000 S. Stevenson D. R. Martin 63,000 August 1977
* Undertaken by the DHSS.

BOARD: SOUTHERN
MAJOR PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY DEPARTMENT
Project Expected total expenditure Architect Builder Total cost of professional fees £ Expected completion date
£ £
Daisy Hill Hospital—Stage II 4,346,000 The Design Group Felix O'Hare 466,000 February 1979
Banbridge Offices, Clinic and Day Centre 300,000 DHSS J. Sinton Ltd. 17,000 August 1977
Bocombra Children's Home 326,000 McCornick & Co. J. Sinton Ltd. 37,500 March 1978
Craigavon Nurse Training School 250,000 Houston & Beaumont & Partners Mullan Construction Ltd. 30,000 April 1978
Craigavon—Medical Staff Accommodation 288,000 Houston & Beaumont & Partners Mullan Construction Ltd. 32,000 December 1978

BOARD; WESTERN
MAJOR PROJECTS BRING UNDERTAKEN BY DEPARTMENT
Project Expected total expenditure Architect Builder Total cost of professional fees Expected completion date
£ £
Altnagalvin Hospital—Access Road and Steam Mains 195,000 W. & M. Given R. Hogg & Son Ltd. 34,000 August 1977
Enniskillen Health Centre 574,000 Isherwood Semple, Ellis and Riche J. & I Conway 63,000 August 1977
Omagh Adult Work Centre 137,000 W. D. & R. T. Taggot T. Linton & Co. Ltd. 15,000 December 1977