Permission has been granted for a major extension to Cavan General Hospital.
The works will include a 5,200 square metre, three storey extension, which will comprise of an Emergency Department and Endoscopy Unit on the ground floor.
A 16-bed inpatient ward will be located on the first floor, with a plant room at Roof Level.
The Emergency Department and Endoscopy Unit services will re-locate to this new extension.
The site works will also include a car park with 44 spaces adjacent to the extension, alongside a separate, larger carpark that will have 150 car parking spaces on the internal access road to the east of the extension.
The works were agreed, subject to 17 conditions.