Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I asked for a response in plain English. Where is the planning permission at? When will the planning application be submitted for the emergency department in Galway? In 2017, then Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, told us that a new emergency department for University Hospital Galway was being designed with a view to planning for construction being provided as part of the 2017 capital plan review. This hospital serves almost 1 million people from Donegal right down along the west coast. That is six or seven counties. The entire hospital is not fit for purpose. I wish I had time to go into that matter. There should be a brand new hospital at Merlin Park, not just the elective facility that is planned. After talking to the HSE and after years of delay, when will planning permission for the emergency department be submitted to the city council for approval?

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