Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Monday, 16 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. James Menton:
I believe so. It is in our interests that the taxpayer is protected because we want the building to be there. Maybe its useful life is only 70 or 75 years; the lease is much longer than that. However, it is not unreasonable to assume that after 75 years the building would need to be remodelled, rejuvenated. That would be a matter of negotiation between the three parties in the same way as it has been, albeit for a longer period of time. I hope the next negotiation will be much shorter.
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