Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed)

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

That is obvious to me, so it is shocking that it was not obvious to the people in question before now. Design omissions appear twice, and the sum total is €41 million, not €20 million. Is anyone responsible? Mr. Pollock referred to the board team tendering, so no one person was responsible. However, someone is racking up these bills and we know who will be paying them. There is not a bottomless pit of money. There will be implications for capital projects within the HSE. This is already being discussed. Recently, I attended a meeting in Monaghan at which people were under the impression they would get some money to develop their hospital. Youghal Community Hospital was to get €38 million. Midleton Community Hospital was to get €10.3 million. We can probably kiss the scanning equipment for the primary care centre in Balbriggan goodbye. Sláintecare requires a capital investment. I understand that the Government saw fit to invest a mere €20 million in Sláintecare's budget under its agreement with Fianna Fáil. Do our guests not believe that there will be implications for the roll-out of Sláintecare as a result of the massive and catastrophic, or whatever other word they want to use for it, overrun?

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