Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 8, to delete lines 24 to 26.

The purpose of this amendment is to have a discussion about the subsection. The hospital board has a mission, which is to provide paediatric health care to children across the State. It is a mystery to me why the hospital would need to become a member of a company. It seems that it would be operating nearly as a separate entity and this is why I call it into question. I would like the Minister to explain it for me.

We understand the need for the provision for borrowing, but it does seem that this section appears to create nearly a separate entity that would be at arm's length and therefore we have concerns about this section.