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flag Ireland’s planning authority blocked a critical care expansion at Rotunda Hospital, citing outdated plans and inadequate neonatal facilities, sparking outcry over patient safety and urgent need for improved care.

flag Ireland’s government and hospital officials are outraged after the national planning authority overturned Dublin City Council’s approval for a four-storey critical care extension at Rotunda Hospital, citing inadequate neonatal facilities where extremely premature infants are currently cared for in a single, overcrowded room. flag Hospital leaders say the current setup, with babies as young as 22 weeks sharing limited space, fails modern medical standards and increases infection risks. flag The reversal, linked to outdated plans to relocate the hospital, has prompted calls for a judicial review or a scaled-down proposal, with officials stressing the urgent clinical need for improved care.

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