Sinn Féin vote on National Maternity Hospital will put pressure on Government TDs

One Green Party TD has already admitted that the vote will put her "in a difficult position".

Politicians and activists outside Leinster House supporting the need for the National Maternity Hospital to be built on public land. Picture:Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The Government will have to defend its proposed National Maternity Hospital plan by way of a Dáil vote as Sinn Féin is to bring forward a motion demanding it stays in public ownership.

The motion will heap pressure on Government TDs who are uneasy supporting anything less than full State ownership.