National Children's Hospital

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure to date and projected final cost associated with ICT systems at the National Children's Hospital, including contracts awarded for infrastructure, integration, commissioning and electronic health records; the details of any contracts awarded to a company (details supplied); the procurement process followed; and whether an…

346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the scale and design of catering and restaurant facilities at the National Children's Hospital; whether a full-service staff and family restaurant was included in earlier design phases; the reasons for any changes made; and the assessment undertaken of the impact of current catering arrangements on staff wellbeing, patients,…

347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of car parking spaces to be provided at the National Children's Hospital for staff, patients and visitors; the basis on which this level of provision was determined; whether it aligns with projected staffing levels and patient volumes; and the plans to address identified shortfalls, particularly for shift workers, on-call staff and…

568. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total professional fees paid to date to architects and design consultants involved in the National Children’s Hospital project; the basis on which those fees were calculated, including whether they were linked to a percentage of construction cost; the original estimated professional fees when the project was first approved at an estimated …

569. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board maintains records of the number and nature of revised architectural drawings and design changes issued during construction of the National Children’s Hospital; whether these revisions contributed to additional construction costs and delays; and if she will provide det…

1111. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the legal and governance basis upon which Children's Health Ireland holds final decision-making authority regarding the timing of patient transfer to the National Children's Hospital; and whether this authority is set out in statute, contract, or administrative arrangement. [32736/26]

1112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or the Department of Health retains any power to override or delay a Go/No-Go decision made by the Children's Health Ireland Board; and if so, the circumstances under which such intervention may occur. [32737/26]

1113. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific clinical, operational, and patient safety criteria used by Children's Health Ireland to determine "organisational readiness" for transfer to the National Children's Hospital; and whether these criteria will be published. [32738/26]

1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external validation or audit is required before a Go/No-Go decision on the transfer to the National Children's Hospital is confirmed; and if so, to provide details. [32739/26]

1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what contingency planning is in place in the event that a Go/No-Go decision is reversed within the 15-day decision window; and the estimated operational and financial impact of such a reversal. [32740/26]

539. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a new substantial completion date for the new National Children’s Hospital has been provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29407/26]

892. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which she anticipates the new National Children's Hospital to be substantially completed by; if she or her officials have been notified by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board of a further delay in completion; and if she has communicated with the delivery contractor in March and or April 2026. [28687/26]

2646. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify the clinical and operational risk thresholds that must be satisfied before patient transfer to the National Children's Hospital can proceed, particularly during the November to March period [23677/26]

2647. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal written risk assessment on winter patient transfer has been completed; if so, to provide the date of completion and whether it will be published [23678/26]

2648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the contingency protocols in place in the event that transfer coincides with peak winter pressures, including escalation triggers and deferral mechanisms. [23679/26]

2649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to identify the individual or body with final decision-making authority regarding the timing of patient transfer to the National Children's Hospital. [23680/26]

2650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external clinical or operational review has been commissioned in respect of the transfer plan; and if so, to provide details. [23681/26]

1735. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns CHI undertook in the UK in 2025 and to date in 2026 to encourage Irish trained nurses, doctors, radiographers and so on to return home and work at the new National Children's Hospital; and the number of persons that expressed an interest in returning home. [18692/26]

428. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if an expanded paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant service and cellular therapy unit, with increased bed capacity, will be a part of the new National Children's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7082/26]

106. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the latest expected completion date and opening date for the new Children’s Hospital; the number of claims in dispute before the Courts; and whether she will commit to publishing a monthly public progress report detailing the schedule, risks, costs and claims until opening. [5074/26]

2366. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the date on which the National Children’s Hospital is scheduled for completion; the expected opening date, given that the HSE National Service Plan 2026 outlined completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1146/26]

99. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Children's Hospital; the current timelines for when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64553/25]

352. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to the decision to subsume CHI into the HSE, the plans that are being progressed for the buildings and land at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght when the move to the new children’s hospital takes place. [54476/25]

661. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the year she expects the new national children’s office to be fully opened. [53446/25]

92. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the handover date for the new children’s hospital; if there is a compliant programme of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52531/25]