Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate

Mr. Fred Barry:

There is no doubt that it is more difficult to work in a city site than a greenfield site. That is certainly true on James Street, where the footprint of the hospital building occupies most of the land available. There are no big lay-down spaces available around the site and there are no significant spaces available for stacking equipment and supplies. That is a very definite constraint. The safety side concerns me as much as the efficiency side.