James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I have stated, there is a huge amount of work under way. A decanting process is to take place at St. James's Hospital and several buildings have to be depopulated. The services there have to be moved and those buildings have to be taken down. An extensive project is going on at St. James's under the control of the board which has appointed a project manager with a view to providing us with a brown site - a clear site - by 1 January 2015. There are timelines on which I will have further information in the next couple of weeks concerning each building and area that needs to be cleared, and what else has to be done. Furthermore, Dr. Jim Brown has been appointed chair and now has an office on the grounds of St. James's. A strategic advisory group has been established whose chair is Dr. Frank Dolphin. In addition, the NPHD or - for want of a better word and to save confusion - the building board will also have a new chair. Somebody has been contacted and has accepted the position. We look forward to him taking up his position and continuing to expedite this important project.

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