Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
1544. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Holles Street Hospital site once the national maternity hospital has relocated; if it will be repurposed within the HSE or sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34131/21]
View answerThe Government is committed to the development of a new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) as planned on the St Vincent’s University Hospital Campus at Elm Park. As the Deputy will be aware, a draft legal framework has been developed which aims to address the ownership and governance arrangements at the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) on the Elm Park campus. While there has been further engagement with stakeholders in relation to these matters, this process has yet to conclude.
Following the relocation of the NMH, it is intended that ownership of the existing Holles Street Hospital buildings would transfer to the State. However, a decision in relation to the future use of the Holles Street buildings has yet to be made.
