Written answers

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Department of Health and Children

Hospitals Building Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Charlie O'ConnorCharlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 477: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on plans she announced in October 2009 for the development of the new Children's Hospital at the Mater Hospital site, Dublin; the costings and the schedule being followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38394/09]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the development of the new National Paediatric Hospital for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39115/09]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 609 together.

The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) was established in May 2007 to plan, design, build, furnish and equip the new National Paediatric Hospital. This will involve the transfer of services from the three existing Dublin children's hospitals currently based at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght.

The details of the High Level Framework Brief for the new National Paediatric Hospital were announced by the HSE in late 2007. The Brief was prepared by RKW, an established UK-based health care planning company. The content of the report was informed by the views of a range of international experts, including architectural, clinical and nursing. The detailed assessment of the capacity of the Mater site indicates that all the space requirements of the new hospital, and a maternity hospital, can be accommodated on the site and still allow expansion capacity beyond the year 2021.

A pre-qualification selection process for an Integrated Design Team was completed by Q1 2009, with 6 candidates qualifying to compete to tender for the design of the new children's hospital. Invitations to tenders were issued to these 6 candidates and assessments were completed in September 2009. The successful Integrated Design Team for the project was announced on 15th October 2009.

The HSE have indicated that the capital development cost of the hospital will be approximately €750m. It is intended that €400m of this funding will be provided from the Exchequer. The remainder will be raised from other sources, including philanthropic contributions. The current timetable for the completion of the project is Q4 2014 when the hospital is expected to be operational.

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