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- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: The Minister is telling us today on the floor of the Dáil that it is possible, before next week, before anything goes to Cabinet, that we will see the Minister in fresh talks with St. Vincent's Healthcare Group potentially to change the text of the legal framework. That is a live possibility.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I did not ask about major changes. I am asking if it is possible-----
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I think the Minister understands what I am saying to him. If he is open to change, he has to go back and have conversations. He cannot unilaterally change it as it would have to be accepted. Is that correct?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Is that going to happen?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Not really, because a clock is ticking very quickly. On Tuesday, we are told, the Cabinet will make a decision. The Minister has said this is going on for nine years and he is sitting here telling us there could be changes to an agreement that took nine years to get this point, but when? Is it maybe over the weekend or on Monday?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is, but the clock is ticking.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Is the Minister seriously telling me there is the potential for talks between him and the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group between now and next Tuesday?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Obviously, people will make up their own mind as to what to take from the Minister's response. To go back to what we talked about over the last few minutes, the Minister had exactly the same position that I had from the get-go on this. We have a very complicated healthcare system in this State, which we agree on, I imagine. It is a two-tier system with a mix of public and private, which...
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is a private company that is being established. The National Maternity Hospital at Elm Park DAC is a company.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is still a company.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I will phrase it differently. It is not a HSE hospital.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Exactly. Rather than what we all should have in place, which is a public hospital.
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: That is my point. It is all very complicated. We are writing a cheque, or the HSE will write the cheque on our behalf, as taxpayers, for up to €1 billion. This is why I am concerned. It is the reason we are in the position we are in. The Minister himself used the words “complex” and “complexities”. We are establishing this company, which is a charity,...
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for agreeing to take statements. To clarify, this is a session of questions and answers. I believe that is what was agreed so we can go over and back with the Minister. Is that correct?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I will go over and back with the Minister. I thank the Minister for agreeing to this format today. For how long has the State been involved in negotiations with the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It was 2013. How many Ministers have been involved in talks? It will have been James Reilly, the Minister, Deputy Harris, and Deputy Donnelly himself. Was it three Ministers?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: We should not forget Deputy Varadkar. There have been four Ministers for Health involved in the negotiations at various times. Last year, some controversy again arose in respect of this issue. The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste responded to concerns from Members of the Oireachtas. At that time, the Tánaiste put on the record his concerns regarding governance, ownership and so on. I...
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Over what time period were the negotiations conducted?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Was it a year?
- National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)
David Cullinane: There were very intense negotiations at the very highest level involving a lot of time and effort from the Minister. Why all of these negotiations?