Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

360. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 27 February 2018, if the two paediatric outpatient and urgent care centres in Connolly and Tallaght hospitals are still on schedule to open in mid-July 2018 and 2019. [20151/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I would like to refer to the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 27 February 2018. Unfortunately, due to an administrative error, incorrect dates for the opening of the two paediatric outpatient and urgent care centres were provided to the Deputy in that reply. My Department is arranging for the Dáil record to be corrected and I apologise for this error.

The Paediatric Outpatients & Urgent Care Centres at Connolly Hospital and Tallaght Hospital are on schedule to open in mid 2019 and 2020 respectively, in advance of the planned opening in late 2022 of the main hospital on the St James's Hospital campus.

The Children's Hospital Group has commenced the process for recruitment of the consultant posts to support the opening of the centres at Connolly and Tallaght Hospitals.