Labour Senator Mark Wall received confirmation in the Seanad
Labour Senator Mark Wall has confirmed to Kfm that a design team has been appointed to progress the provision of a new hospital in St Vincent's Athy.
A 48 bed unit will be constructed on the current site in stage one, followed by a 44 bed unit, including two ten-bed dementia units in stage two.
Senator Wall said the next stage is to design and put out the tender, which will be done in due course.
Listen back to Mark Wall speaking on this morning's Kildare Today show.

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