Harney insists Mater site is right place for children’s hospital

THE decision to build the National Children’s Hospital on the Mater site in Dublin is the right one, Health Minister Mary Harney has insisted.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2010 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

The minister was commenting yesterday on Monday’s RTÉ Liveline text poll, when 89% of listeners who participated said they were not in favour of the Mater site.

Just 11% of the 15,438 votes made in the space of 10 minutes were in favour of the hospital being built in the geographically challenged area.

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