Cork elective hospital could be open by 2027

Cork North Central Fianna Fáil TD, Padraig O’Sullivan, was critical of delays of up to eight months within Health Minister Stephen Donnelly’s department

The new hospital will be located at St Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire. Picture: Dan Linehan

The new elective hospital to be based in Glanmire in Cork city could be open by 2027, the Dáil has heard.

During topical issues in the Dáil after the Irish Examiner's revelation that the decision to approve the hospital will go to Cabinet on Tuesday, there was criticism that the decision was delayed by eight months in the Department of Health.