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Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said it was time to 'further integrate paediatric care formally into the HSE' ahead of the move to the new National Children’s Hospital, having spent several months reviewing governance structures in the health service generally. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said it was time to 'further integrate paediatric care formally into the HSE' ahead of the move to the new National Children’s Hospital, having spent several months reviewing governance structures in the health service generally. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 - 01:00

There was a good deal of surprise yesterday when health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced that the hospitals currently under the aegis of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) are to be run by the Health Service Executive (HSE) from 2027.

The minister said it was time to “further integrate paediatric care formally into the HSE” ahead of the move to the new National Children’s Hospital, having spent several months reviewing governance structures in the health service generally.

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