Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I read about that development in the news the other day. It is really encouraging to see regeneration and redevelopment of the Cork docklands coming to life. I do not know enough about the development or who the developer is so I do not particularly want to get into discussions on whether the Government should engage with the developer in question. We are very keen to see elective hospitals up and running in Cork, Galway and Dublin as soon as possible. I am not taking an ideological approach to this at all and if it is the case that we can deliver it quicker through a private partnership than the traditional HSE route, I am open to that. It is really a matter for the Minister for Health.

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