Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

I agree it is essential they open together because the two are part of the same facility. The ambulatory care centre at Tallaght will be under the auspices of the national hospital. The timeframe we are working to is 2012. I had a meeting recently with the development board, which is working to the same timeframe. There are many projects seeking capital funding in health but this is a priority and capital funding will be made available.

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