Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 February 2012
184 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure to date on the proposed new national children’s hospital, including any cost for planning, design, architect fees, engineers fees, reports and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11678/12]
View answer185 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding proposals for a new national children’s hospital in view of the fact that An Bord Pleanála has rejected the planning for the hospital on a site at Dublin’s Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11684/12]
View answer197 Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the decision to refuse planning permission for the national paediatric hospital, will the site available at Tallaght hospital, Dublin, now be considered. [11799/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 184, 185 and 197 together.
I announced my intention to establish an independent group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bord Pleanala received on 23 February 2012 to reject the planning application for the proposed construction of a national paediatric hospital on the site of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital.
I have asked Dr Frank Dolphin, a former Chairman of Temple Street Hospital and a former Chairman of the HSE, to chair the group. I will announce the full composition of this group and its terms of reference shortly.
In relation to the Deputy's question regarding the total expenditure to date on the National Children's Hospital, I can confirm that the overall costings to date to end of December 2011 are €36.6 million.
