Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday we heard that the Tánaiste's Cabinet colleague, the Minister, Deputy Harris, suggested that alternative sites were being examined for the future national maternity hospital. Tallaght, in particular, was mentioned as a possibility. Can the Tánaiste confirm whether the Government is indeed looking at alternative sites and, if it is, which sites, and what stage is that at? If an alternative site was to be chosen, how long would it delay the project? Will the Tánaiste confirm, so we are all crystal clear on it, who is leading this on behalf of the Government? Is it the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, or the former Minister for Health, Deputy Harris?

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