Reilly: Hospital could be on a greenfield site

A greenfield location will be considered for the new children’s hospital as an alternative to the city centre Mater site, Health Minister James Reilly confirmed.

However, such a decision would make it “challenging” to have the hospital completed by 2016, as promised by the Taoiseach in recent weeks.

Two weeks after An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission to the hospital on the site of the Mater Hospital, the Cabinet yesterday approved setting up an expert group to examine the options.