New elective hospital for Cork would operate just six days per week, 50 weeks of the year

The plans have been criticised for failing to address the needs for modern new healthcare facilities for the Munster region

The draft plans for a major new hospital in Cork would not fully or properly replace existing facilities such as the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, according to TD Colm Burke. File Picture: Dan Linehan

Emerging plans for a major new hospital in Cork look like a watered-down version of what's needed, it has been claimed.

Draft service model plans for the facility, seen by the Irish Examiner, show how the proposed hospital would operate just six days a week and for 50 weeks of the year.