Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I have had this conversation about how we look at cost-benefit analysis and the time horizons contained therein. Estimating a hospital's lifespan, even the building itself, at 40 years or 50 years is not a starter. Certainly, architects and project managers on the project would not be doing their job and would definitely be failing in their role if they expected to significantly replace that building within 50 years of its construction. Most hospitals last for centuries, not decades, even with the maintenance required. Is it fair to say that there has been no review of how that might work at the end of the process and after 99 years?

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