Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Health Minister says it is far 'too early' to give any timeline on the Government's plan to build a new hospital in Galway.
Proposals to build a new elective hospital in Galway were revealed earlier this year in the national capital plan.
It's understood the elective facility would be based at Merlin Park in the city - where permission is also currently being sought to construct a new ambulance base.
However, in a parliamentary response, Simon Harris would not be drawn on the location of the new hospital - and said the process is at a 'very early stage'.
He told Galway West Deputy Eamon O' Cuiv that the plan must progress through appraisal, planning design and tender before a location can be confirmed.
He also said that a timeline for the project - or the funding that would be required - cannot be provided at this early stage of the process.
