Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is right about the funding. There is crossover. The paediatric orthopaedic teams who work in Cappagh do a lot of work in Temple Street. There has been less crossover with Crumlin but the Crumlin team is now working with Cappagh as well. There is going to be a lot of interaction in that regard. In terms of funding, there is money going to CHI, be that to Crumlin or Temple Street. That work is ultimately happening in Cappagh. There is additional funding going to Cappagh to allow it to do work.

The Deputy also asked whether the more complex work can be done in Cappagh. At the moment, the surgical teams have said the most complex work needs to be done in Crumlin and Temple Street. One of the reasons for that is that high-dependency units are required. One needs a lot behind that work because the cases are very complex. However, I spent a lot of time at Cappagh on Friday. Its staff have big ambitions. They have submitted a proposal, for example, that I think is really interesting for significantly more high-dependency unit beds, which could help the children but also help with adult orthopaedics as well. What I would like to see, with additional funding, is complex work also being done at Cappagh. That is also Cappagh's ambition.

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