Kerry hospital 'competing with other regions' for proposed oncology unit, councillors told

HSE report detailed how proposals for a standalone oncology unit at University Hospital Kerry were still at an early stage and had yet to advance to the design phase

The Tralee-based hospital, which serves Kerry and the South-West, was 'nowhere nearer' achieving its standalone oncology unit than it was when first mooted four years ago, meeting told. Picture: Dan Linehan

University Hospital Kerry will be competing with other regions for a much-needed standalone oncology unit, which was promised four years ago but still has not been delivered.

The Tralee-based hospital, which serves Kerry and the South-West, was “nowhere nearer” achieving its standalone unit than it was when first mooted four years ago, a meeting of the HSE Regional Forum for the South West was told. New submissions would now be four times the original proposed cost, Tralee councillor Deirdre Ferris told the meeting.