Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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516. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the treatment of cystic fibrosis at the national children's hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14249/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. The new hospital will be co-located with St James's Hospital, and ultimately tri-located with a maternity hospital to be developed on campus. In addition to the main hospital, the project includes two satellite centres at the campuses of Tallaght and Connolly Hospitals.

A design team is in place and is working on detailed design development, with planning submission scheduled for June 2015. Subject to planning, work is scheduled to commence at the main site at St. James's, and at satellite centre sites at Connolly and Tallaght, in January 2016.

In relation to the particular query raised about the treatment of cystic fibrosis, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.