Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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603. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date of the new elective hospital in Cork. [6626/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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It is difficult to be definitive about timelines due to the many complexities to delivery. This is particularly true in terms of a capital development in the current economic environment and the challenges facing the construction sector (due to Brexit, the global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, global supply chain difficulties and shortages of construction raw materials). Nevertheless, the Department of Health and HSE will work to ensure the expedient development and delivery of the new Elective Hospital at St Stephen's Hospital, Sarsfield Court, Cork and we expect the new hospital to be open from 2027 and fully operational by 2028.