Overview
- After a meeting with the Rotunda, the HSE and Department of Health, the Minister for Health confirmed the decade-old plan to co-locate at Connolly Hospital has been abandoned.
- The Rotunda will file a new planning application that adds critical care capacity for women, expanding a previous infant-focused proposal, and includes an enhanced Sexual Assault Treatment Unit.
- An Coimisiún Pleanála overturned approval last month for a €100 million four-storey critical care wing, citing harm to Parnell Square’s architectural and civic character.
- Master Professor Sean Daly said the hospital will revise its design to address conservation concerns, including the building’s mass and rooftop plant, while meeting clinical requirements.
- Regional Clinical Director Dr Eamon Dolan highlighted the existing blue-light corridor to the Mater, as Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane called for clarity on funding, timelines and delivery once a fresh application is lodged.