Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I should have thanked everybody who is still working on the construction of the hospital. That was remiss of me. It is tremendous to see it coming out of the ground and everybody who has worked on it is to be congratulated and commended. It will absolutely transform not only the provision of care for the patients, the young people who are 25% of our population, as the Minister of State referenced, but it will also transform the work environment for everybody who works in the hospital. I also commend and thank, and we can never do so enough, those who work in our health services, and not just in Crumlin and Temple Street, which is in my constituency of Dublin Central, but in Tallaght and Connolly, the Mater and the Rotunda. Our GPs and our community nurses are fantastic.

In terms of the naming of the hospital, I take encouragement from the Minister of State's reply because I think it acknowledged and recognised that there is a need for a proper identity for the hospital and a naming of the hospital that is appropriate and will not just represent the future of paediatric care but also the values that will inform it. Those values are captured perfectly in the name of Dr. Kathleen Lynn as are the values of social justice, equality and care for children and those who need it.