Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----because I am very aware of his personal reputation and his commitment to children. His family has a very strong history of involvement in medical matters in this country. I said an additional theatre was being built in Crumlin. The Minister for Health has met Professor Moore on several occasions and additional theatre space was one of the proposals from Dr. Moore. The theatre is under construction at the moment and I anticipate it will be finished and available shortly. In order to reduce the waiting list, a specific examination has been done to look at the different issues which face different children. Some are straightforward but others are more complex. In order to help with that, the Stanmore clinic in London, a renowned location, has been commissioned to do some work in conjunction with the hospitals here, namely, Temple Street clinic, the royal hospital and the orthopaedic hospital. Stanmore has accepted 11 patients from Temple Street, five of whom have been waiting for a long time. Two of the families have decided not to progress with surgery-----

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