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Leopardstown Park Hospital Trust has transferred 12 acres of land to the HSE for the construction of a 125-bed healthcare facility for older people, while the remaining land will be sold for housing and a public park to support military veterans.
Leopardstown Park Hospital Trust formally transferred the hospital buildings and 12 acres of land to the HSE earlier this year. Photograph: Tom CoakleyA south Dublin hospital with 12 acres of land has been gifted to the State, with plans to build a new 125-bed facility for older people on the site.
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“The existing mature woodlands offer the opportunity to establish a new pocket public park, opening up this valuable amenity to the local community for the first time,” the trust said in a statement. “Opportunities also exist to restore a protected structure as a vibrant community hub and to provide a range of new local services and amenities for existing and future residents.
” The trust says it will use the proceeds of this sale to continue its work assisting ex-military veterans across the country. Larry Walsh, chair of Leopardstown Park Hospital Trust, with fellow trustees Philip Hamell and Jimmy Duggan on the grounds of the hospital. Photograph: Conor McCabe The HSE secured planning permission for a new 125-bed healthcare facility on the site in January, consisting of more than 9,000sq m of floor area.
Some buildings in the existing hospital, which are in need of modernisation, will be demolished and others will be refurbished and linked up with the new building. The facility, which will be owned and operated by the HSE, will provide residential and day-care services for older people, including rehabilitation, respite and supported living.
Almost 5,000 new trees will be planted on the site to mitigate the removal of 39 existing trees, and the relocation of five existing orchard trees into woodland, the planning file shows.
“The trust is proud to transfer the hospital and land to the HSE,” Larry Walsh, chair of Leopardstown Park Hospital Trust, said in a statement. “The trust’s donation of the hospital and the surrounding 12 acres will enable the development of a modern, state-of-the-art healthcare facility to care for elderly people long into the future.
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