HSE allocates funds to begin move of maternity hospital to UHL seven years after announcement

A hospital spokesman said there is no set commencement date for the project

University Maternity Hospital Limerick was built in 1960 and designed for about 3,000 births every year. Now over 65 years later, it sees about 4,500 births annually. File photo

Funding for the early stages of moving University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL) to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been allocated, seven years after the move was announced.

The plan is part of the Project Ireland 2040 policy, announced in February 2018. The policy indicated the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin and other standalone maternity hospitals including Limerick will move to share a campus with acute hospitals.