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Catherine Byrne 30 Bulfin Road lnchicore Dublin 8

6th October 2015

Dear 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 Pleamila has received your recent submission in relation to the above mentioned proposed development and will take it into consideration in its determination 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 Pleamila 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 Pleanala reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

· ran Somers e utive Officer

Direct Line:Ol-8737107

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

5th October 2015

Dear Sir,


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 Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

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

5th October 2015

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Enclosed for your information are two copies of submissions received by the Board in relation to the above mentioned proposed development.

Please ensure that a copy of 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,

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

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

5th October 2015

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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 An Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with the Board.

Yours faithfully,

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Direct Line:Ol-8737107

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Submission to An Bord Pleanala by

Catherine Byrne T.D. 30 Bulfin Road, lnchicore, Dublin 8

l 5t October 2015

Case reference: PL29N.PA0043

CATHERINE BYRNE TD Dublin South Central Constituency

Mobile: 086 8543276 EMail: [email protected]

Constituency Office SA Tyrconnell Road, lnchicore Tel: 01 4735080 I 4735087 Fax: 01 4735112

Dail Eireann, leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01 6183083 Fax: 01 6184511

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Applicant: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

Proposed Development: Integrated health infrastructure development comprising new national paediatric hospital, innovation centre and family

accommodation unit at StJames' Hospital Campus, satellite centre at Tallaght Hospital, satellite centre at Connolly Hospital and construction compound at

Davitt Road, Dublin

To whom it may concern,

Please find herewith IJlY observ~tions on this above development;

General Observations;

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I broadly welcome this development and the, construction of the new National Children's Hospital at St Jam~' Hospital, Dublin 8.

After many years of delay, we are finally moving forward with the construction of a new, state of the art children's hospital to serve the whole country. This hospital is desperately needed and children who are sick deserve the very best environment and surroundings in which to receive treatment.

K FINE GAEL

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In June 2012, the Dolphin Review Group presented its report to the Minister for Health and, taking on board its recommendations, the Government subsequently announced it had chosen StJames' Hospital as the location of the new National Children's Hospital.

No one site was ever going to please 100% of the population but the benefits of locating the NCH at St James' far outweigh those of any other location considered.

St James' is an academic teaching hospital and has the widest range of specialties with an excellent research and education infrastructure.

If we look at the numbers, we can see just how extensive the services and facilities in the new hospital will be on completion;

• 473 beds including; AN BORD PLEANALA .... 93 day-care beds BY .... 380 in-patient bedrooms (all en-suitE l~cf witli a b~d tor paren ?), 60 of which are critical care beds inclu ing 18 nebOCaTtal~~itical ca e beds

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• 122 consulting rooms • Emergency department • Therapeutic gardens on the roof and rooms overlooking green space. • Sports and play facilities to help children with their recovery • 53-bed accommodation unit for families • A children's Research and Innovation Centre • 2 satellite centres in Tallaght (AMNCH) & Blanchardstown (Connolly

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At present, in our two main children's hospitals, Our Lady's in Crumlin, and Temple Street, there is a shortage of beds for patients and accommodation for parents, as well as deteriorating buildings and inadequate facilities in general. This is no reflection on the care provided by the excellent staff of nurses and doctors, but it does make working conditions very challenging.

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Temple Street hospita·l opened in 1879 and the general consensus is that it is no longer fit for purpose. Consultant Neonatologist at the Rotunda Hospital, Dr Adrienne Foran, stated at the Oireachtas Health Committee on 24th September 2015 that she is embarrassed doing her rounds each day in Temple Street as conditions are so bad. I would contend she is not alone in how she feels about the building in which she treats very sick babies.

Crumlin Hospital opened in 1956, and has provided excellent care for sick children down through the years. However, it is under severe pressure due to lack of space and privacy for patients, as well as a lack of suitable parent accommodation. Staff do the best they can but they are bound by the limits of the hospital as it stands today.

Locating the new National Children's Hospital at StJames' provides access to an excellent adult hospital and, with the planned re-location of the Coombe Maternity Hospital to the St James' campus, will achieve the preferred model of service delivery, "tri-location".

This new children's hospital will cater for 74,540 patients a year. It will provide a world class hospital with the best standard of care and facilities on one site. It is urgently needed and we simply cannot delay any further.

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1'1ME - --As well as being a much needed health care facility for our natiotl'~()tl illl\-:e n, this hospital is also going to be a real boost for Dublin ~ and the wider ~~lin _ area. A hospital of this size will create a wide range of jo ~-~ttnitl~ in t h-e--11 local community and, judging by the modern desig aPI.· "' tuce environment in which to work.

There is widespread support for the new hospital among local businesses, who expect to see their business grow with the increased footfall in the locality. There will be an increased demand on local services, and this in turn is predicted to generate significant employment, both directly and indirectly, which is very welcome.

During the construction phase there will be a large demand for construction workers and professional services. It is estimated that there will be employment for approximately 1,950 people, including 250 in support services.

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Once the hospital is up and running there will be a need to recruit medical staff, administrative staff, catering and maintenance staff etc. I believe this is an excellent opportunity to encourage young people living in the area to invest in a future in medicine, nursing, healthcare, science, etc.

The planning report (pg. 91) states:

"Appropriate policy measures will be put in place to guarantee that a high proportion of the jobs available are offered to the local workforce and local procurement initiatives are implemented" ... "New training measures (including apprenticeships) will be delivered to encourage take up of employment opportunities by local {especially young) people".

It is very important that this is delivered upon. The project will, I believe, also bring about a level of both economic and community regeneration in the local area, which is needed and will be a great boost to the area. This will include improvements to the public realm surrounding the hospital, which is badly needed, as well as an overall physical regeneration of Dublin 8, which will undoubtedly bring investment to the area.

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- 1 OCT 2015 The planning application includes provision f r a new under?~BMnd car . I d 2 I I Th LTR·DATED , . 'II me u e 97 spaces over two eve s. e ntrancerexrt wr new vehicular entrance at Mount Brown, adjacen P.L eron Square.

I wish to draw attention to the historical flooding problem along Mount Brown, particularly at Faulkner Terrace, which could negatively impact on the new car park which will be located below street level. It would be very important to ensure sufficient drainage is installed at this location.

With this in mind, I would suggest that a 'current existing condition' survey is undertaken before the works commence and that throughout the period of construction, the drainage system is monitored and compared with the established 'existing condition' to make the situation is not exacerbated.

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Traffic I Access:

Having attended a number of presentations on the proposed design of the new hospital, and having engaged with many local residents, I recognise that there are genuine concerns surrounding the impact that the new hospital will have on traffic in the surrounding neighbourhood.

Traffic is a real worry for local people, especially during the construction phase. I note that construction staff will have a compound at the Red Cow and travel to the site via the Luas Red Line. The compound at Davitt Road for construction machinery will also take some of the pressure away from the hospital site. I hope this will alleviate some of the traffic, however there will obviously be construction machinery entering and exiting the site and disruption must be kept to a minimum. Any damage to the road surface must be repaired by Dublin City Council.

Once the hospital is open, I do not envisage traffic volumes increasing exponentially. There is an excellent public transport system serving the hospital, and various access routes for vehicles. Emergency cases will be transported via ambulance and helicopter, as is normal for all hospitals.

I do, however, think it would be prudent to devise and adopt a 'Traffic and Transport Management Plan' prior to works commencing, to document and examine existing traffic levels, and compare them to projected traffic levels. This would, I believe, help to devise a strategy to deal increased traffic volumes, should this become a problem.

Direct impact on residents living adjacent to proposed new hospital:

AN BORO PLcANALA 1. O'Reilly's Avenue, Ceannt Fort TIME BY ___ ""

1 have real concerns regarding the properties on C Reilly's -A~Jlhle ~W5ceannt Fort which back onto the main hospital site. LTR•DATEO FROM __ ..,.

PL Down through the years, residents have experienced ongomg problems with subsidence resulting in cracks, extensions coming away from the main houses, and garden walls cracking and disintegrating.

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The biggest problem, ·however, has been with the sewerage line running along the rear of the'se properties. A number of years ago, Dublin City Council engineers inspected this line and agreed to install a coil to try and maintain the pipes but unfortunately this job was unsuccessful. I have liaised with the Council on behalf of residents to try and find a solution but, to date, the problem with the sewerage line persists. Residents are understandably concerned that pile-driving and construction of new boundary walls could further exacerbate their problems.

I am aware that these houses have already been surveyed by an independent surveyor, at the instruction of the development board, and records of any preexisting structural defects are now in place.

I would insist that residents receive a guarantee that any damage caused during construction, including possible further subsidence and further deterioration of the sewerage pipe, would be repaired by the developer on site, in agreement with the residents and the hospital development board.

2. Cameron Square, Brookfield Road & environs

With regard to the properties at Cameron Square and Brookfield Road, there are concerns about overlooking and loss of natural light.

Residents of Cameron Square are understandably worried about the short distance from the boundary walls of their property to the parent accommodation building, and the potential overshadowing of their 2 storey houses.

I note that this new building will be 3 stories in height and that efforts have been made to avoid windows on the northern face of the this building. The design report states on page 101 that "No windows have been placed on the northern face of the building that can directly overlook the gardens of the properties to the north"

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Residents of Cameron Square are also conce nlJM'aso~t pile e new underground car park which will be located jacent tq tb~ijr ~lif!Perties.

Concerns have also been raised by residents ~t\~~g~tele RtfaW, ircular PL

Road, Mount Shannon Road, and environs, ··· ·· · e new

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main hospital building, and the ancillary buildings on the perimeter of the complex. ·

All of these are genuine, valid concerns, and must be carefully considered.

I thank the Board for considering my observations, and I enclose the required fee of€50.

Yours sincerely,

~~e-c;,__.=-e;.,< Catherine By~ Dublin South Central

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