Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20006/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Services at the National Children's Hospital Tallaght, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children's University Hospital will transfer to the new National Paediatric Hospital. Pending completion of the project, the HSE will continue to finance the provision and development of services at each of the transferring hospitals.

The development of the National Paediatric Hospital is a priority project for the Government. The project is proceeding as planned and is being overseen by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board which was established in May, 2007. The HSE is working closely with the Board in progressing the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. The new hospital will be based at the Mater Hospital and will include an associated Ambulatory and Urgent Care Centre at Tallaght which is to open in advance of the new hospital. This Centre will offer a wide range of services including urgent care consultations, outpatient services and day surgery. This will ensure that many children who do not require admission can continue to access care locally.