History
Planning for Tallaght began in 1981 when the Department of Health appointed the Tallaght Hospital Board to oversee the planning, building and equipping of the Hospital. In 1985 Architectural Competition results were published and Robinson Keefe Devane was appointed.
Construction was approved in 1993. Building commenced in October 1993 and was completed in 1998. The Hospital was established under a Charter, agreed in Dáil Éireann 1 August 1996. It is a public voluntary teaching Hospital.
The move to Tallaght was a carefully planned and extremely smooth running operation thanks to the huge effort from staff and volunteers. From 23 June, new patients were admitted to the hospital and clinical activity built up steadily.
In November 2011, Minister for Health James Reilly announced "radical governance reforms" for Tallaght Hospital.
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