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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

David Cullinane: There is a level of ambiguity, in Mr. McGarr's opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I have a question for both Dr. Boylan and Mr. McGarr. One of the issues here that is causing some concern and is contentious is the term "clinically appropriate". I will ask Dr. Boylan first. Is that something in his mind, as a clinician, that is ambiguous?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

David Cullinane: From a legal perspective, would Mr. McGarr say there is a level of ambiguity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I would imagine it is not that Mr. McGarr is calling into question the bona fides of the Minister or anybody else who works in Holles Street or the HSE. That is their interpretation. However, there is simply a difference of opinion and there are different views on what it means. I will put this to Mr. McGarr. The Minister told us he will give us a letter of comfort. He will write to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Okay. However, my point is it would be courts that would make the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (12 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I have one final question for Mr. McGarr because my time is up. Given that we have moved now from a 99-year to a 150-year to a 299-year lease and there is an options agreement within the legal framework that, under certain circumstances, allows for the HSE to force the sale of the land, clearly the door is open. They have somewhat opened the door to ownership. Is there any legal reason...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Can I make one point? It is not directed at the Chairman. It was agreed that we would have four hours and two rounds of questions. These are very difficult and complex issues. We had ten minutes each, which had to include the responses of the Minister and others. For members of the committee, this does not do justice to the matter. I am not blaming the Chairman but just stating a matter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

David Cullinane: What time is left? There is to be a private session of the meeting as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

David Cullinane: With respect, we need to know the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

David Cullinane: That would put us at 1.45 p.m. or 1.50 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I had asked that if this committee writes to the Minister asking that he and the Cabinet would defer making a decision to allow this committee to meet others, will he take that letter from the committee to Cabinet when he brings his proposals? Can that be answered because it is important for the session we are going to have now?

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: - in its report entitled "Report of the unannounced monitoring assessment at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin", the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) noted that "the infrastructure of the hospital, despite numerous and ongoing renovations and refurbishments, was not in line with recommended guidelines for...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I will first outline what I want to see arising from this motion, which I understand will not be opposed by the Government. I will get to that in a few moments. I want to see a resourcing of the national maternity strategy. I want to see modern, fit-for-purpose maternity hospitals with modern, fit-for-purpose maternity suites for women right across this State. I want to see it for all...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: They said they do. They said the landowner, the landlord. The Minister can go back and check the record. I was in the room. The Minister was not. They said the landlord is St. Vincent's Healthcare Group.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: When I asked them who owned the land, they said the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: They said there was a lease arrangement.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: They did not say the State.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: With respect, if it is not questions and answers and over and back, I would prefer if the Minister did not interrupt. I would give way to him if that was allowed. My point is that I had those discussions with them. I put very direct questions to them, and they were very clear that the landowners were St. Vincent's Healthcare Group and that there was a lease arrangement in place between the...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: If the Government is not going to oppose it then it should vote against it. If it is going to support it, then it should implement it. It seems to me that is not what the Government is going to do.

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.