Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion

Mr. John O'Donoghue:

That was specifically put in as a result of a situation arising where the current public health campus is subject to a third-party charge for funding, and it was to cover the period between now and that effectively expiring. We felt a 30-year period or 20 years from when the hospital would be built would be sufficient. Second, there are option agreements there. There is an option agreement for the HSE to acquire the freehold interest where there is a default by St. Vincent's or where St. Vincent's becomes insolvent. That is still there. Giving somebody a right of first refusal for 299 years is tying, and we are not seeking to tie the hands of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group. That was never part of this and it is the reason it is specific for a certain period of time.

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