Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

——and will complement the main hospital with extra support services on site and millions of euro for Beaumont Hospital. That is the reality. It is hoped to begin construction in May 2008 and that it will be open in 2010. This also means that 170 new beds will be freed up in Beaumont Hospital, but more importantly it will mean millions of euro going into the accident and emergency department to take the pressure off. That is the way we should go.

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