Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the plans for the new children's hospital at the Mater Hospital site at Eccles Street are going ahead without any delay; the details of her preparation costing to date regarding the children's hospital at Eccles Street; and if she is in support of this development. [26184/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question concerns the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for considering new capital proposals or progressing those in the health capital programme, including the Mater and Children's Hospital development. Accordingly, my Department is requesting the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. I stress however, that subject to agreement on the significant capital and non-capital funding requirements associated with this project, which is the largest capital development ever proposed for the health service, the current plans are being progressed without delay.