Why do they insist on putting the National Children’s hospital in locations that are not easily accessible to those coming from outside Dublin? What is wrong with using a site close to the M50? The existing hospital in Tallaght has plenty of available space in its grounds.

I have re-read the main points of this treaty again and am surprised that the part about staying in the euro and indeed the EU is omitted, you’d imagine that such a wording would take prominence.
I dunno what treaty Mr Kenny signed, is there a different one?

Are there not going to be the same objections to the size and impact on the area of the childrens hospital in the Coombe ? What about idle land down the docks been used for the new location of the children’s hospital???? central, room for parking, accessible by public transport with the simple addition of a curtesy bus which could collect O Connell street, the 02 Luas stop, dart stations for both north and south of the city (Connelly and Tara) buses from the country from the Busaras depot and the country buses that collect and drop on the quays. And I’m sure a deal could be done on a number of the empty apartments in the surrounding area to facilitate the need for temporary accommodation for parents of ill children who have to travel to the city from further a field.

Is it for real what i am after reading A I B bank staff still have perks such as membership golf and gym clubs paid for them because it is part of their contract.Surely those contracts are null and void since NAMA now own them.They should be ran out of any gym or golf club they are a member of.

If anybody had a perk like that in any job I couldnt imagine them giving it up ,some of these bank staff are Irish citizens like you and I , ask yourself : if you had a perk like that in your job , would you give it up ? I seriously doubt it, well , not without a fight .

Ruby & Will…are you AIB staff by any chance or married to such people?

@Maureen Kelly

Obviously children in need of urgent Medicial care are transported either by ambulance or private transport means. The need for public transport is to support the large number of paitents and their families who use the hospital for continuous care not in an emergancy situations! Children attend for many many different reason some on a daily basis for weeks/months at at time, at one stage my son was been seen in the blood clinic of Temple Street 4 times a week. A good public transport system facilitates not only the patient but parents,visitors and hospital staff too.

Ruby & Will…all of our money could be gone and all you are worried about are staff bonuses and perks.