Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate

This is one of the biggest healthcare projects in which we are engaged. It is nearly 20 years since we built a major medical facility, although we have extended medical facilities. Does Mr. Barry envisage considering projects outside Ireland to ascertain how costs were controlled? For instance, I considered Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. It is a 370-bed unit which had cost €504 million in 2004 and took five years to build. Does Mr. Barry plan to examine other projects to determine how we can best ensure there will be no further mistakes?