Developer offers to build public hospital for HSE in Limerick within seven years

Health minister has not yet appointed a project board three months on from announcing site for new hospital in Limerick

A masterplan for the Ballygrennan site including hospital buildings at the roundabout end. Picture: WhiteBox Developments

A developer has offered to build a public hospital for the HSE in Limerick within five to seven years amid growing concerns at the slow pace of State plans to do so.

The health minister has not yet appointed a project board three months on from announcing a site for a new hospital in Limerick, a department spokesman said on Tuesday.