Maternity services must go on political radar after Rotunda debacle, says TD

New planning application is to be submitted after the Government dropped the existing co-location policy of moving the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown

People take part in an International Women's Day rally organised at the Garden or Remembrance in Dublin city centre, supporting the Rotunda Hospital, and maternity healthcare. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Maternity services in Ireland must go on the political radar following a recent debacle over an extension to the Rotunda Hospital.

Planning permission for a €100m four-storey extension to the maternity hospital was overturned following objections about preserving the architectural heritage of the area.