FAQs

For children and young people aged 0 to the eve of their 16th birthday.

The Emergency Care Unit is a walk-in service. The Government Levy of €100 will apply for attending.

When your child is in hospital, either staying in for a while or attending out-patient clinics or the Emergency Department, we have some information here that will be useful for you in relation to safe use of their medicines.

No, you can walk into the Emergency Care Unit without an appointment. The government levy of €100 will apply for attending.

Ambulances will continue to bring children to the appropriate Emergency Department at one of the children’s hospitals (CHI at Crumlin, CHI at Temple Street or CHI at Tallaght).

When you stay with us for one day you are called a day patient (because you come in, get your treatment, stay for a while to recover after your treatment and then go home all in one day.)

When you are staying as a patient for more than one day you are called an ‘inpatient’, (because lucky you, you get a chance to spend a little longer with us in CHI at Tallaght) Click on this link for more on Day ward services