Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

The previous expert group that examined the Mater site indicated it was the most suitable site for co-location between an adult teaching hospital and a paediatric hospital. Is this principle still firmly the internationally recognised best practice? I know clinicians, planners and broad spectrum of expertise is involved in examining the matter. I presume the idea of co-locating an adult teaching hospital with a paediatric hospital is weighted or encouraged as the most suitable in terms of best care and health service delivery for children and mothers given the complications that can arise.

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