6 Samh 2012, 17:31
The Committee on Health and Children has welcomed the announcement of the decision to build the new Children’s Hospital on a site in and around St James’s Hospital.
Committee Chairman Jerry Buttimer TD said: “Today’s announcement brings certainty to the issue of locating and building a children’s hospital after many delays. A special state-of-the-art hospital to treat sick children has been needed for many years and today is the first step in building a hospital to provide top-class healthcare for current and future generations of children. The key thing now is to proceed to the planning stage so that construction can start as soon as possible.”
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ENDS
Committee Membership:
Deputies
Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael
Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael
Michael Colreavy, Sinn Fein
Ciara Conway, Labour Party
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Robert Dowds, Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Seamus Healy, Independent
Billy Kelleher, Fine Fail
Eamonn Maloney, Labour Party
Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Fine Gael
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Denis Naughten, Independent
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil
Senators
Colm Burke, Fine Gael
John Crown, Independent
John Gilroy, Labour Party
Imelda Henry, Fine Gael
Marc Mac Sharry, Fine Fail
Jillian Van Turnhout, Independent