The decision to allow Sisters of Charity to be the sole owner of the new National Maternity Hospital has received some backlash. It's due to the fact they've failed to hand over the money that was promised for victims of abuse.
TD's from the Solidarity Party have said that they don't want the Sisters of Charity to own the facility when it's built in Dublin.
Under current plans, the new hospital will occupy a site in Elm Park, and will be situated beside the existing St Vincent's Hospital, that is currently run by the order.
According to the Irish Times today, the money made from the relocation of the hospital from Holles Street to St Vincents will go towards the new maternity hospital.
In 2009, the Sisters of Charity offered €5 million, towards the €1.5 billion compensation costs for those women who were in the Magdelene laundries. So far, they have only paid €2 million.
The Health Minister Simon Harris has said that there will not be any religious influence on the running of the hospital.
Minister Harris has also said that the hospital will have full clinical, operational, financial and budgetary independence.
This comes as opposition parties claimed that there could possibly be a conflict of interest between Catholic principles and medical decisions.
