National Children's Hospital

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2023

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Ceisteanna (71)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Ceist:

71. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the input the Government and he will have into the naming of the new Children’s Hospital, Dublin, in view of the large amount of Exchequer funding involved in the project; if it is intended to propose that the new children’s hospital on the site of St. James’s Hospital would be named after Dr. Kathleen Lynn, in view of the pioneering work she did for children’s health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

The New Children’s Hospital project remains the most significant capital investment programmeundertaken in the healthcare system in Ireland. It will provide world-class, state of the art facilities where our healthcare professionals will deliver optimal care, leading to better health outcomes for all. This is a much-needed and much-deserved investment in our children and young people. I acknowledge the importance of the naming of the New Children’s Hospital, which is a key enabler in the strategic reform of healthcare services for children and young people for generations to come.Children’s Health Ireland is undertaking a branding process, following which the Government will be making a decision on the naming of the New Children’s Hospital in due course.