Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. The solution for the children is to use all the hospitals. There is no one hospital. Not one of Cappagh, Crumlin and Temple Street can do this on its own. That is why I convened a meeting of all three hospitals last week. There is also work we can do with Blackrock Clinic. We had a meeting earlier today at which the Beacon was also referenced. The three main hospitals are Crumlin, Temple Street and Cappagh, which is already doing phenomenal work. I was out at Cappagh Kids on Friday and saw the facility, which is fantastic. As the Deputy said, the great advantage of Cappagh is that it is an elective hospital.

What is happening in Crumlin and Temple Street, for example? In one of them, there is a lot of urgent neurosurgery required. There is a lot of urgent heart surgery required in the other. The surgeons and children must get emergency access to these theatres and the orthopaedics can get bumped. I am determined that all these children will get the care they need. It is a multi-hospital solution.

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