Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)

Yes, and I have been strongly advised that consultants' private rooms and so on will also be involved. It is realistic. I remember answering questions in this House a year ago about whether the funding arrangement we put in place for the cystic fibrosis unit in St. Vincent's Hospital was realistic; of course it was and it was bankable. Manchester spent 40 years bickering about a site. It then took nine years to decide on a preferred site and four years to build it. If one talks to the people of Manchester from all the different components of the three hospitals involved everybody was totally happy that the right decision was made and I believe that is what we need to do here. I hope to have the Deputy's support.

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