Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health the long-term plans for Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, if the new proposed children's hospital at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, site goes ahead to competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20537/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that I announced the outcome of the Independent Review of the location of the National Paediatric Hospital on 6 July 2011. The decision to locate the new children's hospital on the Mater Campus has been confirmed and I have requested the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board to submit a planning application to An Bord Pleanála.

At the time of announcing my decision I also stated that the Government will make a final decision on proceeding with the project in the context of its overall review of capital spending, which will be completed in September. In the meantime I have asked the three children's hospitals in Dublin to work very closely together, and to continue their discussions on forming a single governance structure well in advance of the opening of the new hospital. Until such time as a final decision is made on the project I do not intend to comment on long term plans for Crumlin Children's Hospital.