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Wed 12 Dec 2006HSE chief defends hospital site decisionThe chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Prof Brendan Drumm, has said he does not believe theological arguments should enter into the debate on the location of the proposed new national children's hospital.Delivering the RTÉ Radio 1 annual Littleton lecture, which was broadcast yesterday, Prof Drumm said medical rather than theological arguments should form the basis of the decision on how tertiary care is provided for children.