Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion

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

I am from that area. I was born in St. James's Hospital. All of my family live around there and there are plenty of teachers in my family, so I am well aware of what is happening with that. If the supply and demand and workforce planning model used to staff the hospital is the same as that used to staff the urgent care centre, the witnesses will forgive me for being a little sceptical, because the urgent care centre will not be staffed the way that we were informed. I welcome that work on the initiatives in the schools, which is very good.

Are the separate entrance and private healthcare facility that are being built a direct result of the contract signed between consultants and Mary Harney? Is that the requirement? The witnesses alluded to consultants having the facility for private rooms.

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