The New ChildrenÂ’s Hospital is expected to open in 2020, after being granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanala.

The 650 million euro facility, which merges three paediatric hospitals, will be located at St. JamesÂ’ Hospital in Dublin 8.

The Health Minister says its a massive milestone for Irish children, and is urging critics of the project to row in behind it.

Juliette Gash reports;
The CEOs of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; the Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and the National Children’s Hospital at Tallaght Hospital, Helen Shortt, Mona Baker and David Slevin, jointly stated:

“This is an historic and exciting development for children’s healthcare services in Ireland. Our staff in the three children’s hospitals will be working in a world-class, modern hospital that is custom-built to deliver the best care and treatments available. Our doctors, nurses and care professionals have had the opportunity to input into the designs and are delighted that what was a vision and plan is now firmly becoming a reality. We look forward to continuing to work with the Project Team to finish these designs and to prepare for coming together under one roof for the first time - for the benefit of children, young people and their families.”

The new Children's Hospital will have individual rooms for all the patients where their parents can also stay the night.