Children’s hospital funding decision set for September

A DECISION on the funding of a new national children’s hospital has been put off until September when the Government will establish how much money is available for the project.

The Cabinet yesterday agreed in principle to a scaled-down hospital at the site of Dublin’s Mater as recommended by an independent review by international experts.

But a final decision on going ahead with the €650 million development will not be made until the review of capital spending is signed off on in the autumn.