St Vincent's Hospital Group insists it must retain ownership
The Health Minister says the Government still hopes to acquire the site for the new National Maternity Hospital for public ownership.
That's despite St Vincent's Hospital Group insisting it must retain ownership for the delivery of integrated care on the campus.
In Leaders' Questions today, Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald says the 'mess' with the new National Maternity Hospital 'goes way back' and 'needs to be urgently sorted'. pic.twitter.com/ZsFKd0r1Eo
— Christina Finn (@christinafinn8) June 23, 2021
A number of opposition parties have called on the Government to consider a compulsory purchase order for the land.
Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has said the full clinical independence of the hospital needs to be guaranteed:
The Taoiseach has said he won't rule out issuing a Compulsory Purchase Order for the site of the new National Maternity Hospital.
Micheál Martin has faced calls to force a purchase of the entire site of St Vincent's Hospital including the existing hospital grounds.
Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe reports:
A gun is being put to the head, and why is this happening? It's happening because in 2013 it was decided that there would be a National Maternity Hospital co-located and there has been procrastination. Minister Harris told us that he would get this sorted within a month in 2017. pic.twitter.com/9PKrkH2Kep
— Catherine Murphy (@CathMurphyTD) June 23, 2021
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says a CPO may be risky:
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