Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
National Children's Hospital: Discussion
Dr. Emma Curtis:
As a result of the fact that this is a new build, it meets all of the wider requirements relating to accessibility. Many of our children have disabilities and some might require assisted ambulation, etc. Therefore, the design of the hospital is such that the first floor of the car park feeds directly into the outpatient department. The entryway is underground, so it is dry and secure and of sufficient width to accommodate children getting into buggies or wheelchairs. There is direct ambulatory access from that car park into the outpatient department.