Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
9:30 am
Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I agree with the Deputy's description of it as not a standard public works contract. Even those have issues at the moment. There is one just outside in the car park called the bike shed. This is something an awful lot more serious. It is the biggest capital commitment the Irish taxpayer has made in history, or certainly recent history. It is still mind-blowing to think no room is yet up to the standard that means it can be handed over. It is very worrying. It begs the question as to what other areas have issues with them. What about the common areas, the car parks, the kitchens, the theatres and all those areas? Is there a theatre in the hospital that is fit to be handed over at this moment?
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