Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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3286. To ask the Minister for Health the divisions and officials in her Department that had a role in discussing or deciding the naming and branding of the new national children’s hospital. [44316/25]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The naming and branding exercise for the new children's hospital was undertaken by Children’s Health Ireland, with the support of a specialist branding agency, on the understanding that options for the name would be taken to Government for decision. The name was chosen following engagement with a number of stakeholders including the Youth Advisory Council, the Family Advisory Network, and multi-disciplinary groups within Children’s Health Ireland.

The methodology for the process was designed against the following principles (i) engagement and inclusivity, (ii) being mindful of the history and lessons learnt, (iii) time and cost-effectiveness. The naming process involved stakeholder interviews, lessons-learnt analysis, and rigorous assessments of the extensive information captured through the previous naming project to provide the grounding for what the new children’s hospital means to its many stakeholders.