Taoiseach warns compulsory purchase order could result in National Maternity Hospital never being built

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A Government bid to buy the site of the new National Maternity Hospital by compulsory purchase order (CPO) could result in the facility never being built, the Taoiseach has said.

Opposition parties have ramped up pressure on the Government to CPO the site, amid ongoing concerns over ownership and governance.