Design team approved for Belmullet hospital
The announcement was welcomed by Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary.
A Design Team has been appointed for Belmullet Hospital, commencing the preliminary design stage for the proposed 50-bed Community Nursing Unit.
This will include 10-bed dementia household.
In parallel with the development of the preliminary design, an enabling works package will be progressed to facilitate the relocation of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) from the site to an alternative location within Belmullet.
It is anticipated that both the preliminary design stage and the relocation of the NAS will be completed by Q2 2027.
The news was welcomed by Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary following the announcement from Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.
"This is fantastic news for Belmullet and for North Mayo and something that I have been calling for a long time.
"I want to thank the Minister for Health for taking time to visit the hospital in Belmullet this afternoon, the first Minister for Health in many years to do so."
