Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it will take 110 months from the awarding of a contract to construct a new national paediatric hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9321/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has responsibility for planning, designing, building, furnishing and equipping the new national paediatric hospital. I would like to see the new hospital constructed as soon as possible and I know that this objective is shared by the Development Board, which is working closely with the Health Service Executive in progressing the project.

My Department has asked the HSE to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy on the specific issue raised.