Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Now that the Minister for Health has said that the new children’s hospital is unlikely to be called the Phoenix, does the Taoiseach support the proposal that the hospital be named the Kathleen Lynn children's hospital? Many believe that so naming it would be a recognition of her important historic role in delivering medical care for the women and children of Dublin. It would be appropriate that her role as a suffragette, as a volunteer in the Irish Citizen Army during the 1916 Rising should also be marked. The Taoiseach might like to take time to reflect on this. I would prefer if he did not just say "No" but that he gave this proposal some mature consideration.

Trade unions have expressed concerns about bogus self-employment on this site. What measures will be taken to ensure this does not happen? Will there be union negotiation on contracts and subcontractors? Can he confirm that union rates and agreed national pay rates will apply to contractors and subcontractors alike? Will these provisions be part of the tender where applicable? In the light of Brexit, has the Taoiseach given consideration to protecting the cross-Border arrangements that will see patients from the other side of the Border travel for care because this is an all-island children's hospital?

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