The facility could be built outside Tullamore in Offaly ,close to the existing hospital.

Minister Eamon Ryan says last year figures show that people respond positively to new routes.

The teacher was killed on the Grand Canal in Tullamore while out for a run.

Deputy Harkin is urging the Minister to open private hospitals to take the overflow.

Gardai are also appealing for witnesses - especially anyone who may have dashcam footage - to come forward.

Nationally, 593 people are waiting at hospitals across the country.

100,195 patients so far this year have been placed on seats or trolleys nationwide.

In some cases organs from autopsies carried out on children were kept for several years before being disposed of.