Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Monday, 16 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. James Menton:
It is important. At the end of the day, this project is all about improving healthcare for women. It is a partnership approach and we agreed to enter into that partner approach against the four principles I outlined to Senator Kyne. The lease ownership of the land, which is the proposition to the Government, is to ensure there is protection of the State's finances and the construction of the building; it is no more and no less. We were originally asked to grant a lease of 99 years and that was increased to 150 years.
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