'Mind-blowing' delay for new Cork hospital as crucial documents not delivered for eight months

Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central Colm Burke declared as 'mind-blowing' the fact a decision on Cork’s elective hospital will not now be made before November. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Crucial documents needed for the development of a new elective hospital in Cork were delayed by eight months, it has emerged.
The Department of Health came in for stinging criticism at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after the news was confirmed.