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New National Maternity Hospital to open in 2021

The new National Maternity Hospital is to go ahead nearly 20 years after the proposal was first put forward.

New National Maternity Hospital to open in 2021

Fri, 25 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

Joyce Fegan

Minister for Health Simon Harris announced last night that an agreement around governance had been reached between the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street and St Vincent’s Hospital Group

The facility had been delayed because of a dispute over the control of the new hospital if it moved from its location in Dublin city to the St Vincent’s Hospital site.

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Health Pregnancy Maternity hospital Place: Dublin Place: Bord Pleanala Place: Ireland Person: Minister for Health Person: Simon Harris Person: Harris Person: Rhona Mahony Person: Dr Person: Mahony Organisation: National Maternity Hospital Organisation: National Maternity Hospital at Holles Organisation: St Vincent’s Hospital Group Organisation: St Vincent’s Hospital Organisation: Religious Sisters of Charity Organisation: St Vincent’s

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