'Disappointing' that new children’s units at CUH will not open until 2029, with building due to start next year

The Children's Treatment unit in the Emergency Department at CUH: The unit gets about 25,000 presentations a year. Picture: Dan Linehan

Builders will only start work on new children’s units at Cork University Hospital early next year, HSE South-West has said, meaning it will be at least 2029 before it is finished.

Planning permission for the six-storey extension was granted in 2022. Healthcare staff and families expected work to begin shortly afterwards.