National Children's Hospital

2266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current total projected out-turn cost of the National Children’s Hospital, including the €1.88 billion envelope for construction and equipment, the €362 million allocation for ICT and commissioning and any additional notified claims or liabilities; and if the €853 million in additional contractor claims has been accepted, contested, or set…

2267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of contractor claims relating to the National Children’s Hospital, including the €107 million paid to BAM in July 2024 under bond; the total number and value of claims submitted; proportion accepted, rejected or in legal dispute; and the Department’s current exposure to further litigation or arbitration. [45425/25]

2268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current target date for substantial completion of the National Children’s Hospital given the revised programme to 30 September 2025; and the earliest realistic date for patient services to commence given the nine-month commissioning period indicated by Children’s Health Ireland. [45426/25]

2269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland has been granted early access to the National Children’s Hospital to begin equipment installation and systems testing; if not, the specific obstacles preventing such access; and the timeline for resolution to avoid further delay. [45427/25]

2270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her Department’s assessment of the risks associated with transferring patients to the new National Children’s Hospital during winter months, as advised against by Children’s Health Ireland; and the contingency measures to mitigate clinical and operational risks if the commissioning period overlaps with the November to March window. [45428/25]

2271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the publication schedule for monthly progress reports on the National Children’s Hospital; the number and value of variation orders; the number of rooms accepted to substantial completion standard; the updated risk register; and the independent assurance reports furnished to her Department and the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee. [45429/2…

2272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the costs incurred in the naming and branding of the National Children’s Hospital, including the reported €4,500 spent on the June 2025 naming process; and if further public funds are expected to be allocated to marketing, naming, or rebranding before the hospital opens. [45430/25]

2375. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the spending to date with a company (details supplied) and any external contractors or management consulting firms on the electronic health records system for the National Children’s Hospital, in tabular form. [45740/25]

2431. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health for the status of the regaining of pedestrian access behind the rialto Luas stop which has been closed due to the construction of the new children's hospital. [46033/25]

530. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if there will be sufficient car parking spaces in the new Children’s Hospital and the associated Ronald McDonald House to cater for the demand of spaces from the parents of in-patients, those at the paediatric accident and emergency department and those children who must attend as out-patients; and if she will make a statement on the matt…

345. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the total cost to name the new children’s hospital in Dublin the “National Children’s Hospital Ireland”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36708/25]

856. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of section 9D of the Official Languages Act 2003; and if the new name proposed for the national children’s hospital complies with this section by being in the Irish language only. [36178/25]

14. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of workforce preparedness for opening the new children's hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34745/25]

25. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total spend to date on the national children's hospital; the projected spend when the project is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27503/25]

649. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the latest handover date for the new children's hospital; the completion date; the reason for the most recent delay in the timeline for handover; whether she has met with the development board on this matter; whether she has met with the contractor or a related party on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26921/25]

1630. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the details of future plans and timelines for the purpose and use of Crumlin children’s hospital in Dublin 12 once the national children’s hospital opens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11374/25]

1647. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide detailed plans of what will happen to Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin once the new children’s hospital at St. James’ Hospital opens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11425/25]

66. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she has ensured that plans are in place to safely and appropriately staff the new children’s hospital to ensure there are no delays following handover from the contractor and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10078/25]

387. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current estimate on the final cost of the new National Children’s Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5045/25]

171. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the National Children’s Hospital. [9882/25]

856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the cost of the PwC report into the National Children’s Hospital commissioned in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7268/25]

1377. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the CAMHS unit in the new national children’s hospital; the size and capacity of the unit; the number and type of staff to be allocated to the unit; the location of the unit within the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46576/24]

1378. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the CAMHS unit in the new national children’s hospital is located in the basement of the building without any natural light; how this was decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46577/24]