IRELAND
Newstalk
It could take years not months for the full evolution of health services in Ireland from church to State.
Health Minister Simon Harris says he has heard ‘very clearly’ the public concern over the ownership issue of the the new National Maternity Hospital, and will report back by the end of May.
Minister Harris says he will now focus on the part of the agreement which allows the State to take a lien over the facility.
He also welcomed the fact that it has opened up a wider conversation about religious control of our hospitals.
“After many years of failed attempts, I was delighted when, late last year, the two voluntary hospitals involved agreed to work together to make this happen and to ensure co-location between maternity and acute adult services,” the statement read.
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