Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Minister. A great deal of good work has been done. That can be sensed from the comments of Mr. Pat Bergin and Professor Ursula Kilkelly from the board of management during their appearance before the committee. Reading between the lines, there is a great deal going on. However, according to the HIQA report published last August, the centre was not compliant with eight out of the ten recommendations in some form or another. There was significant non-compliance with two recommendations. However, the inspection took place in March 2017 and significant work was still being undertaken. I still have ongoing concerns about the HIQA report. How does the Minister feel about non-compliance with eight out of the ten recommendations seven months after the initial story broke about the roof incident?

I ask the same question every time Mr. Pat Bergin and Professor Ursula Kilkelly appear before the committee. How are they getting on with the OPW? Have they sufficient funds? The Minister announced increased funding for Oberstown in the past two budgets. A fundamental recommendation related to doors but when they appeared before the committee last, they replied that the doors still had not been installed. Somebody along the line is not co-operating. The doors were a big issue and they still had not been put in. Is the OPW slow to release funding? Where is the problem?