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A hands-on approach to new children's hospital
Tuesday, 30th May, 2017 2:00pm
Minister for Health Simon Harris, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and children Isabelle Kiernan (10), Max Cleary (13), Darragh Barry-Donnachie (14 ) and Ashleigh Kiernan(14) pictured at the casting of the new hospital’s foundation stone last week. PHOTO: JULIEN BEHAL
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny cast the foundation stone for the new children’s hospital at St James’s campus last week.
He was joined for the occasion by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, and members of the Youth Advisory Council. Current and former users of children’s hospital services and the Taoiseach embedded their hands into a mould which will be cast in cement and incorporated into the new hospital.
This milestone event follows the recent approval by the Government of the investment required to enable the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board to award the construction contracts for the building of the main children’s hospital on the St James’s Hospital campus, along with the two Paediatric Outpatients and Urgent Care Centres on the Tallaght and Connolly Hospitals campuses.
The new hospital’s foundations are expected to be laid within a matter of weeks.
Speaking at the event, Mr Kenny said: "The children’s hospital is one of the most exciting public capital projects that this country has ever embarked on. We are finally here, with the foundation stone cast, and ready to build the world-class paediatric hospital that our children need and deserve.”
Minister Simon Harris said: “The new children’s hospital is an extraordinary opportunity to transform paediatric services for children in Ireland by bringing together patients and staff from across the three existing children’s hospitals into a single organisation, which will improve the experience and outcomes for children and their families.
“In time, the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital will relocate to the St James's campus, achieving tri-location of adult, paediatric and maternity services, and creating a campus of unrivalled clinical expertise to support the delivery of highly specialist health services, research, innovation and education."