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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043
P A.Reg.Ref:
Your
Ref:
Gloria Rooney
Killakee Drive
Walkinstown
Dublin 12
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
An Bord Pleamlla has received your recent submission
in
relation to the above mentioned proposed development andwill
take it into consideration in its determinationof 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 e advised that copies
of
all submissions 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 officesofAn 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,
Encls.
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Our Ref: 29N.PA0043
P.A.Reg.Ref:
Your
Ref:
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
5th October 2015
~ a r 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.
An Bord Pleamila
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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 officerof the Board.
Please quote the above mentionedAn Bord Pleami.la reference number in any correspondenceor telephone contact with
the Board.
Yours faithfully,
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Our
Ref: 29N.PA0043
P.A.Reg.Ref:
Your Ref:
Chief Executive Officer
Dublin City Council
Civic Offices
Wood Quay
Dublin 8
5th October 2015
Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Health Infrastructure Development comprising National Paediatric
Hospital, Innovation Centre and Family Accommodation Unit at St
James Hospital Campus,
Sate ite
Centres at Tallaght Connolly
Hospitals and Construction Compound
at
Davitt Road, Dublin.
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.
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you have any queries in relation to this matter please contact the undersigned officer
of
the Board. Please quote the
above mentioned
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Bord Pleamila reference number in any correspondenceor telephone contact with the Board.
Yours faithfully,
En cis.
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Our
Ref: 29N.PA0043
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Chief
Executive Officer
Fingal County Council
County Hall
Main
Street
Swords
County Dublin
5th 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.
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 inspectionat the officesof he 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 Pleanala reference numberin any correspondenceor telephone contact with the Board.
Yours faithfully,
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Direct Line:Ol-8737107
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Our
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PA0043
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Your Ref:
Chief Executive Officer
South Dublin County Council
County Hall
Tallaght
Dublin 24
5th 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 Pleamila
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 n
Bord
Pleamila reference number in any correspondence or telephone contact with
the
Board.
Yours faithfully,
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Somers
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Direct Line:Ol-87371
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September,
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The Secretary
An Bord Pleanala
64 Marlborough Street
Dublin 1
To
Whom
It
May Concern:
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BORD PLEANALA
5 KillakeeDrive
Walkinstown
JlubHn 12
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I am writing
to
you to express my concerns at the possibility of The National Children's Hospital
being granted planning permission on the StJames's Hospital campus.
For
a variety
of
reasons I strongly oppose the decision to build the Children's Hospital on the
St
James's Hospital campus. Many
of
my reasons are the same reasons that the building
of
the
Children's Hospital was refused planning permission on the Mater Hospital campus.
It
is quite
astounding
to
me and to many other health care professionals
and
many members
of
the public that
the Children's Hospital Group Board agreed the Children's Hospital should be buil t on the grounds of
StJames's . Anyone familiar with the StJames's Hospital campus knows that it is already a sprawling
complex with very little space to extend, that parking is a nightmare and traffic congestion is
appalling at peak hours. Surely
it
makes much more
sense
to build the hospital beside Tallaght
hospital or the Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown?
I
work
in
St
James's Hospital
as
a Social Worker and have heard the views
of
many regarding the
building
of
the Children's Hospital. I have heard many other health care professionals, patients and
their family members express their concerns regarding the building of the Children's hospital. Very
few I have spoken to feel it is a good idea. I would imagine i f you were to take an opinion poll most
people would disagree with StJames's Hospital as a suitable site. Unfortunately, it is a powerful
minority that get
to
make stupid decisions.
Parking traffic congestion
The NCH is to
be
built on what is now a staff car park. I have asked at meetings if this sta ff car park is
built on where are staff to park? The answer I got was the aim was to reduce those who drive to
work. However, there are already a substantial amount
of
staff that do not drive.
If
you build a
children's hospital there will be more staff, patients and visitors
to
St
James s therefore increasing
the need
for
parking. There were originally talks
of
building a multi-storey car park
but
apparently
the council would not agree to this
as
the council wants to decrease the amount
of
traffic through
the city.
If
this
is
the
case
surely StJames's hospital
is
not the place for the NCH? Those involved with
the plans for the
NCH
are choosing to ignore the issue
of
parking
for
staff, patients and visitors.
It is
simplistic to
think
that walking, cycling and public transport is
an
option for everyone. I personally
used
to
take public transport until I had children. Once I had children to collect from creche and
school taking public transport became unmanageable
as
getting
two buses
to and from work took
too long. At peak hours it could take thirty minutes for the bus to exit St James's Hospital and turn
right onto
St
Circular road.
By
driving I could choose to take the least congested route
and
save
valuable time.
The
policy
of
hospital management
to
decrease staff parking
has
forced staff to park
elsewhere. This is already causing problems for residents in the area and
i f
the NCH goes ahead this
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problem will only get worse. There are also many staff in StJamess who are commuting outside of
Dublin and there
is
no alternative to driving.
Space for Expansion
There is no room for expansion.
s i t is
the hospital is expanding its services
for
its adult patients and
this expansion has had some negative consequences
for
patients. As a social worker I see the
importance and value of a holistic view to healthcare. The medical element of care may be excellent
but the holistic approach to health care is very much ignored in StJames s. I believe i f a holistic
approach to healthcare was taken this would have a positive impact on the physical and mental
health of patients. This in turn would reduce the length of admissions to hospital. t really saddens
me to
see
the amount of building that
has
been taking place over the last few years. Such buildings
include The St Luke s Radiotherapy Department, Medicine for the Elderly building, the new Doctor s
Residence and the new multi faith chapel.
My objections
to
the new buildings are that many of our
patient s wards and rooms are now looking
out onto
buildings rather than open spaces. There are no
green spaces left. Although
it
is fantastic to have a radiotherapy department in StJames s hospital
the experience of the patient who attends St Lukes
in
Rathgar compared to St Luke s in StJames s is
very different. Having cancer and undergoing treatment is stressful enough without having to deal
with other stresses such
as
the cost of parking, the hustle and bustle of a busy hospital and the lack
of
open spaces. St Luke s in Rathgar is a therapeutic environment compared to the sprawl
of St
James s. Is the building of a medical empire more important to the powers that be than the building
of a therapeutic setting? A therapeutic environment is even more important
for
children.
Access
to
gardens and play areas will be hugely important for sick children. The few courtyards that exist in
St
James s have been closed to the public because there is a massive drug problem in the hospital. Do
we
want
our sick children exposed to this world? The Children s Hospital has been designed with a
roof top garden. In reality I wonder how much use a roof top garden on top of a high storey building
would be used Surely any further expansion (for which there
is
no room) should be to benefit our
adult population? The catchment area forSt James s Hospital has an aging population rather than a
young one.
I
am
appealing to you not to grant permission
for
the National Children s Hospital to be built on the
St
James s hospital campus. f permission
is
granted it will have disastrous consequences for staff
and patients of StJames s Hospital, sick children and residents living near StJames s.
Yours faithful ly