Site for new Cork hospital to be announced in October

Building public elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin under discussion to tackle long delays for patients.

 Robert Watt said the 'final steps' have been taken to announce the new location for an elective hospital in Cork.

The chosen site for an elective hospital in Cork is now expected to be announced in October, ten months after submissions were sent in, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard on Wednesday.

Building public elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin has been under discussion as part of plans to tackle long delays for patients.