Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Fine. It is a result of Government failure to bring the project across the line. I do not want to get back into this issue of ownership and leasing. I think most people would see those as being very different things. However, I will ask about a claim the Minister has made repeatedly in relation to the State owning the hospital and whether it stands up to any kind of scrutiny. I put it to the Minister that the first schedule of the lease agreement states in black and white that St. Vincent's Healthcare Group is the owner. Section 4 of that agreement outlines that the site and the hospital are being leased to the State.