Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

A few minutes ago, the Taoiseach told Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan there would be a memo before the Cabinet next week on the issue of a new elective hospital for Cork. The Irish Examinerhas reported this morning that the hospital will be sited in Glanmire. Will the Taoiseach confirm that or does he wish to comment on it? Does he expect the Cabinet not just to receive a memo next week, but to sign off on it next week? People are waiting and have been forced to wait for far too long on this issue. If the Cabinet signs off on it next week, will the Taoiseach give us dates for when construction will start, when the hospital will be expected to be open and in operation, and whether the necessary investment to provide good-quality public transport links will be put in place?

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