Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Sláintecare Reforms (Resumed)

Mr. Damien McCallion:

I will take those queries in sequence. We know the surgical hub model works from the experience in Tallaght hospital. The timescales are there are. We are really at the final stage in relation to the tenders. Once we see what the market can build, that will dictate the start dates. On the other elements that are needed and the staffing, it is some 100 staff per unit. All of that has been worked through so we can actually have the staff there when the units are constructed. The IT equipping and so on is all being advanced. A standard model is being used to make sure we get there as quickly as possible. Ultimately the final date would be determined by what we can get from the market with construction. As I said, south Dublin and north Dublin-----

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