Cabinet to approve doubling of lease for new National Maternity Hospital to 299 years 

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly: Memorandum will formally set out the legal framework under which the hospital will operate. Picture: PA

The lease for the new €800m National Maternity Hospital at St Vincent’s will now be 299 years, not 149 as previously agreed, under plans to be approved by Cabinet today.

The memorandum to be tabled by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will also see increased State representation on the hospital's board.