Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 December 2019

Public Accounts Committee

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018

9:00 am

Ms Eilísh Hardiman:

I will answer that. We already have this facility in Crumlin Hospital. We have a 20-bed unit that has been run for the past 15 years and is a critical part of services for a children's hospital. We also have another facility near Temple Street. The charity is a part of a global network of charities that support family accommodation in children's hospitals. We mapped out how many beds we required and the charity has identified the increased requirements. There is a waiting list of families at the moment. We cannot accommodate the families.