Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for the question. My understanding is that a huge amount of work was done over a significant period of time in that mediation, which was chaired by Mr. Mulvey. The agreement that was reached worked for the National Maternity Hospital and St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group. The question we are all asking is whether it works for the State. At this point it is fair to say that I have not brought any formal proposal to Cabinet. Indeed, the HSE's board is reviewing in great detail the legal agreements underpinning the Mulvey agreement. My Department is doing exactly the same. There is ongoing engagement with the various stakeholders and, as I said previously, I would like to see movement on the site and on the public interest side of this in terms of safeguarding the State's investment and on the governance side. When we have a-----