Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Before Dr. Sheehan begins, will the witnesses specifically address the issue of timing? My understanding is - and I ask the witnesses to correct me if I am wrong about this - that planning permission has not yet been received for the maternity hospital.

I ask the witnesses to factor in an assumption of planning permission. We are all speaking about tri-location, but what is being proposed in the short to medium term, from what I can see as a layperson, is co-location, which we all agree is not ideal. I apologise for the interruption but I must go and I want to be very specific about this.