IRELAND
Irish Times
Sarah Bardon, Harry McGee
The Government may ask the Sisters of Charity to gift their land to the State in a bid to defuse the row over the location of the National Maternity Hospital.
Minister for Health Simon Harris briefed the Cabinet on the issue and the controversy surrounding the ownership of the hospital, which is to be built on the grounds of St Vincent’s Hospital.
Mr Harris told his colleagues the focus of the discussion had been on property and ownership rather than on the mothers and babies that the hospital would care for.
The Minister said he would report back to Cabinet within three weeks on the progress made but was seeking creative solutions.
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