HSE confident over co-location funding as facility gets go-ahead

THE HSE has said there are no concerns over the financial stability of its controversial co-location plans, despite admitting discussions are continuing over whether banks have the resources to fund the projects.

Beacon Medical Group has received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála to build a €250m private facility on the grounds of the public Cork University Hospital (CUH), with construction starting early next year.

Despite 140 objections from members of the public including local residents, consultants, opposition TDs and Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin, which delayed the decision for over a year, the planning body gave the green light to the project against the advice of its planning inspector.