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Christine & David Harmes 28 Luttrellstown Walk Castleknock Dublin 15

2nd October 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

An Bord Pleanala

An Bord 'Pleanala has received your recent submission in relation to the above mentioned proposeddevelopment and will take it into consideration in its detennination of the matter. A receipt for the fee lodged is enclosed.

The Board will revert to you in due course with regard to the matter.

Please be advised that copies of all submissions I observations received in relation to the application will be made available for public inspection at the offices of Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council and at the offices of An Bord Pleanala when they have been processed by the Board.

If you have any queries in the meantime please contact the undersigned officer of the Board. Please quote the above mentioned An Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

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Paul O'Neill National Paediatric Hospital Development Board C/0 G.V.A. Planning & Regeneration Floor 2, Seagrave House 19-20 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2

30th September 2015

Dear Sir,

Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric Hospital. Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

Enclosed for your information is a copy of submission(s) received by the Board in relation to the above mentioned proposed development.

If you have any queries in relation to the matter please contact the undersigned officer of the Board.

Please quote the above mentioned An Bord Pleanala reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

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Chief Executive Officer Dublin City Council Civic Offices Wood Quay Dublin 8

30th September 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

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If you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer of the Board.

Please quote the above mentioned Ail Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

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Chief Executive Officer Fingal County Council County Hall Main Street Swords County Dublin

30th September 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

An Borel Pleanala

Enclosed for your information are two copies of submission(s)received by the Board in relation to the above-mentioned proposed development.

Please ensure that a copy of this/each submission is available for public inspection at the offices of the planning authority.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer of the Board.

Please quote the above mentioned An Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

ran Somers utive Officer

Duect Line:01-8737107

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Chief Executive Officer South Dublin County Council County Hall Tallaght Dublin 24

30th September 2015

Dear Sir/Madam,

Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St James' Hospital Campus, Satellite Centres at Tallaght & Connolly Hospitals and Construction Compound at Davitt Road, Dublin.

An Bard Pleanala

Enclosed for your information are two copies of submission( s) received by the Board in relation to the above-mentioned proposed development.

Please ensure that a copy of this/each submission is available for public inspection at the offices of the planning authority.

If you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer of the Board.

Please quote the above mentioned An Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

Encls.

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Case Reference:

Submission from:

Fee enclosed:

Address for Correspondence:

The National Paediatric Hospital plmmn~~llwltkta:j~======J St. James's Hospital

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Christine & David Harmes

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28 Luttrellstown Walk, Castleknock, Dublin 15

We are parents of a little boy, age 9, who has a life limiting illness and as such would be using this proposed

facility i.e. we will be the service users. We wish to make the following points regarding our concerns about

the proposed development of the National Paediatric Hospital (NPH) on the St. James's Hospital Campus in

Dublin 8.

A NATIONAL Hospital This hospital will be the only hospital serving the seriously ill children from all over Ireland, 75% of whom live outside the MSO. It also will serve the secondary care needs of children in the Greater Dublin Area, of whom more than half live outside the M50.

Access Almost all (around 90%) children are brought to hospital by car. We believe that the site at the James Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown offers better access for children travelling by car. lying just off the M50/N3 exit it is not in a traffic-clogged metropolis. We know that even now, it can take 45 mins to exit the St James's site at rush-hour. The approach roads are single lane and congested. If a parent is attempting to access the hospital with a child with life-threatening symptoms such as meningococcal meningitis, then a delay of even 10 mins can put the child's life at risk.

Parking In July 2015 a national newspaper carried an article urging staff to use public transport to get to work at StJames's. We know that it is the policy of Dublin City Council to discourage cars in the city and that no extra parking will be provided on the St James's Campus over the coming years. The logical solution is - don't force families with sick children to have to come into the city by having the hospital there.

Helicopter Access 'f.he recent establishment of a permanent Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service is a most welcome development in Ireland. EAS is now an essential part of the pre-hospital emergency rPsponse. It has offered seriously ill and injured people living in remote areas timely access to high quality critical care. As recommended by an expert group, all future acute hospital developments must include provision for a ground helipad. The helipad in the proposed NPH is located on the roof

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of the 4th floor and can't accommodate a coast guard helicopter. No space for helicopter access at ground level will result in the hospital failing in its duty of care to seriously ill children.

Space StJames's campus is a long narrow campus of 49 acres, 10 of which are owned on leasehold by Trinity College. It is difficult to see how a large adult hospital, a large children's hospital and a full maternity hospital can be squeezed into the remaining space and leave room for the future expansion which all these hospitals inevitably will need. It seems crazy that this can be considered the best site for a new­build 215

t century children's hospital.

Maternity The children's doctors keep telling us that it is much more important for a children's hospital to be co­located with a maternity hospital than with an adult hospital, so that our sick new born children can get immediate attention when they need it. There is no obvious space on the StJames's site for a maternity hospital and planning permission for a maternity hospital has not been sought. An Bard Pleanala should not give planning permission for a children's hospital ahead of planning being granted for a maternity hospital. To do so will compromise the care of Ireland's newborn babies who after all are meant to have the same rights as adult citizens.

Environment Nature is required for healing. Everyone needs access to outdoor space, including sick children, their parents and brothers, sisters, friends and family pets who visit. It seems very short-sighted that a site with no ground-level green space is being promoted as the best available site.

The Connolly site, Blanchardstown A NATIONAL hospital

• Good access • Unlimited parking • Ground helipad • Significant expansion space (it is 145 acres) • Rotunda hospital scheduled to re-locate there • Superb parkland environment • Low planning risk • Better, Cheaper, Quicker to build at Connolly

Signed

4!!d David Harmes Christine Harmes

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