Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will move on to the issue of elective hospitals. The Secretary General referred to this. We have identified a site in Cork and appointed a design team. When is it believed we can go forward to making a planning application? Is there a timeframe? I fully understand the Department does not have overall control of the design team but timelines are being set out. What timeline are we speaking about for the elective hospitals in Galway and Cork?