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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State. That is an increase now, in fact, in the numbers that are required to repay. The number of those in an overpayment situation is now up to 8,673. There would obviously be a number of those in Galway within significant areas of commonage, special areas of conservation, SACs, and natural heritage areas, NHAs. Therefore, we would have been under the co-operation...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the €33 million package for cancer support in the recent budget announced by the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly. It includes €9.4 million for the continued implementation of the national cancer strategy, which we have discussed in the House, €10 million for oncology drugs, €2 million for the provision of care for women using post-mastectomy...

Seanad: Final Report of the Joint Committee on Autism: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State is welcome. I join others in acknowledging the work of Senator Carrigy and all the members of the special committee for its publication of the interim report, initially, into the summer programme, and the final report. I also welcome Adam Harris from AsIAm and thank him for his work and I acknowledge the work of the Houses of the Oireachtas and all of us who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister and witnesses. Having visited the hospital site on two occasions, no doubt it is an impressive building and it will be a world-class facility. It will be something we can be rightly proud of when it is concluded and workers are off-site and we have it fully staffed and operational. We all hope we will never have to visit there, attend there or see somebody there but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Were representatives of BAM UK and Ireland present at that meeting with Royal BAM?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Did the representatives from BAM UK and Ireland push back at that meeting in terms of what the Minister saying to Royal BAM?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Were the board in agreement with the Minister intervening at this stage or did they suggest that he should? Did they request it? Did they suggest it earlier or was there any pushback?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Was it not suggested at board level before this? Was exasperation expressed about the moving out of the deadline 14 times? Was exasperation expressed to the board and a suggestion that this needed to go higher than the board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Was the board's engagement with Royal BAM prior to this being passed off to BAM UK and Ireland or was it actively engaging?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Royal BAM did not reply to the board but it subsequently agreed to meet the Minister. Would Ms Ross say that his intervention was important?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Regarding the staffing levels, would it be the Minister's view that BAM has prioritised other projects over this because for some reason it sees the State as a softer touch than private operators?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is the Minister aware of the number of direct employees of BAM or subcontractors in terms of the different pieces of the project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: No, in the children's hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: If BAM is subcontracting out then presumably the subcontractors would be able to provide the staff to ensure the delivery of the project. I know the issue of the grilles was discussed earlier on. I was surprised that 94% of the project has been completed, going on the figures Mr. Gunning gave two weeks ago. However, at the same time, none of the rooms are at a level to be signed off on....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Where is the oversight of the contractor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: When was that happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Had they been inspected earlier, these issues could have been ironed out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: Yes, but the initial offering should have raised red flags. It would have allowed the board to say these rooms were not up to standard and direct the company to not offer any more rooms for inspection until the issues were sorted out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Kyne: If the issues had been noticed earlier, that would have pre-empted these delays, I would assume.