Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Given the importance of this project and the Minister's disappointment at the further delay indicated last week, can he take any steps to help expedite this important development? The Minister knows that the existing children's hospitals are suffering. We also know that budgets for two of them - Crumlin and Temple Street - were cut this year.

Briefly, before concluding, I would like to reflect on the comments of the late teenager, Donal Walsh. Among many of the issues he addressed was his experience at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin. He indicated that the ratio of toilet facilities to beds there was one to 18. He raised thousands of euro for Crumlin hospital and identified the requirements of young children there.

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