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Planning for children's hospital delayed, but opening date remains the same

A hospital spokesperson says planning and design stages are being front-loaded.

THE NEW CHILDREN’S Hospital will not submit a planning application until next year, but a spokesperson insists it will still be ready to open in 2018.

The hospital had hoped to make a planning submission by autumn, but that has been moved to the other side of Christmas, as the process of appointing a design team is delayed.

A spokesperson for the hospital told TheJournal.ie that the process of planning will be front-loaded.

“The Development Board of the new children’s hospital has moved into the final selection phase for the design team, with the issue of tender documents to all short-listed firms.

“The Board aims to appoint the full design team in June with the target of making a planning submission in February 2015.”

The hospital says that it aims to begin taking on medical services in 2018.

The Development Board had previously hoped to have a design team appointed by April with the target of submitting planning permission in the autumn. However, the process of design team procurement is now expected to be completed in June. The hospital says this will allow financial evaluations be carried out. Tendering and shortlisting of architects has already been done.

John Pollock, project director for the new children’s hospital said, “One of our primary goals in this process is to deliver the best value for money for what is a vitally important public project.

“We are confident that by investing the maximum time possible in detailed project planning and by opting for the most appropriate procurement approach, we will reap the benefits as we move on site in August 2015 and work towards commencing transition of services at the end of 2018.”

Read: Delay in appointing National Children’s Hospital design team but construction begins in 2015

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    Mute Aine
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    Apr 2nd 2014, 10:50 AM

    disaster from start to finish, Fix crumlin location perfect for everyone and excellent staff as a parent of a patient there i wish the government would actually listen to us. That james reilly is a disaster

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    Mute Damian O'Brien
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    Apr 2nd 2014, 11:35 AM

    Bloody hell, the Journal is certainly turning me in to a curmudgeon today.

    So they say the planning and design stages are being front-loaded. Do they not have to be anyway to get through the planning process?

    How can it be ‘front-loaded’ when the process of appointing a design team has been delayed?

    Lastly, the development board says it will aim to take on medical services in 2018, yet John Pollack the project director says “They will work towards commencing transition of services at the end of 2018.” Now besides the gobbledigook speak, does this not automatically mean 2019?

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 12:10 PM

    Yay we could find some services but with no back up. IE appointments and no paperwork or lab results still in previous hospitals. Oh yes cant wait for 2018/2019 or even 2020!!!!!

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 11:16 AM

    St James hospital was heralded as the site of the new childrens hospital but they don’t have planning permission,doesn’t this mean if its not approved another site must be found?

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    Mute John Michael
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    Apr 2nd 2014, 3:54 PM

    This is a farce. They can’t build the new hospital but yet they are cutting children’s services all around the country. I would say that it’s an absolute joke but it’s not funny.

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 12:02 PM

    Fix Crumlin and build a multi-storey car park where their existing car park is.
    Brilliant hospital and staff

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    Mute posh
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    Apr 2nd 2014, 10:45 AM

    Move on site where?

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 10:48 AM

    More waffle stall and spin !

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 11:15 AM

    Another fiasco that new children’s hospital.

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 11:17 AM

    Of course to designs are being front loaded. How else do you build something??

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    Apr 2nd 2014, 2:31 PM

    Dublin is a growing city. Keep Our Lady’s and Temple Street.

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