State to control new National Maternity Hospital under fresh proposals

Still, Coalition leaders have expressed disquiet about aspects of the governance and lease arrangements. Ministers’ preference was for the State to buy the site outright but St Vincent’s Healthcare Group said it must retain ownership “for clinical, governance and operational reasons”.

At a meeting on Wednesday, the National Maternity Hospital board gave its approval for a proposal which will in effect double the duration of the original lease that was on offer. “The Health Service Executive will own the building on a ground lease of 299 years and there will be a change to the board composition,” said an informed source.

The result is that there will be three directors each representing the public interest, St Vincent’s and the NMH instead of one for the public interest and four each for St Vincent’s and the NMH. Mr Martin has insisted there can be no semblance or even perception of religious influence in the new hospital. At one point in recent months the Taoiseach said he had not ruled out placing a compulsory purchase order on the site but he also warned that such action could jeopardise the entire project.Similarly, Mr Varadkar has guaranteed that abortion, IVF and other procedures contrary to Catholic ethos will be carried out in the new hospital.

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