Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a singular paediatric muscular unit as part of the planned national Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4357/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Government decided on 6 November 2012 that the new children’s hospital should be co-located with St James’s Hospital on its campus. e new hospital, when ready, will bring together the three existing Dublin paediatric hospitals (Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin, Children’s University Hospital Temple Street and the National Children’s Hospital, part of Tallaght Hospital) into one entity, providing secondary paediatric services for the Greater Dublin Area and tertiary paediatric services throughout Ireland. It will play a central role in an integrated network of paediatric services across Ireland. Decisions about the services and infrastructure to be provided at the hospital will be made in conjunction with the three existing paediatric hospitals and the Health Service Executive or its successor, and will be informed by best practice, with the aim of achieving the best possible outcomes for children.