asked the Minister for Health if a board have been set up to administer the planning of the proposed new hospital at Tallaght, County Dublin; if so, the names of the nominating bodies to such board; and if any staff have been appointed to service such board.

The board referred to by the Deputy have not yet been set up.

Will the Minister state if there are any plans to set up a board in the near future?

Yes.

Has planning permission been applied for and approved?

Not in Tallaght.

I have correspondence to the effect that there would be no objection to such a hospital from the planning point of view.

The question of a site is being discussed with Dublin Corporation——

Dublin County Council.

With both. The occasion has not arisen yet to set up a board but as soon as it is necessary they will be set up.

There has been a transfer of site.

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