Review of €100m Cork elective hospital file ‘being finalised’

The documents outlining a preliminary business case for the facilities were first delivered by the HSE to the Department of Health last January.

New elective hospitals are planned for Cork, Galway, and Dublin as part of Government efforts to ease significant pressure on existing hospitals.

Crucial documents needed for the development of a new €100m elective hospital in Cork will be dealt with for sign-off as quickly as possible, Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath has assured.

Mr McGrath made his comment following revelations at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last week that it took eight months for the documents to be transferred from the Department of Health to his department for review and sign-off.