Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 April 2019
Public Accounts Committee
Matters Relating to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Financial Statements 2017: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick
9:00 am
Professor Chris Fitzpatrick:
It is a concern because it is the biggest cancer hospital in the State and cancer is a priority. The service provided is an excellent, world-class service. Its list of priorities as a cancer hospital has to include a maternity hospital. St. James's wanted to acquire the national children's hospital and made itself available to do so.