Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 May 2026
339. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the final catering and restaurant facilities planned for the new National Children's Hospital, including the seating capacity, operating hours and facilities available for parents, overnight families, visitors and staff. [38533/26]
View answer340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she has carried out any assessment regarding the adequacy of restaurant and welfare facilities for lower-paid staff, long-stay families and clinical personnel working extended shifts within the new hospital. [38534/26]
View answer346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the scale and design of catering and restaurant facilities at the National Children's Hospital; whether a full-service staff and family restaurant was included in earlier design phases; the reasons for any changes made; and the assessment undertaken of the impact of current catering arrangements on staff wellbeing, patients, and families requiring long-term stays. [38542/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 339, 340 and 346 together.
As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
