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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: How did the Department come to that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: Can the Department guarantee the figure of €130 million was not just picked to plug the gap rather than as a result of realistic backing? When examining Estimates from the health Vote last year there was a gap of €346 million in costs. They were to be delivered by savings but the savings only came to €120 million. The implication was the figure of €346 million...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: If it fails to reach that target, would the difference be transferred to the Exchequer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: Does Mr. Curran wish to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: On a final point, philanthropy funding will be €150 million, comprising €20 million and €130 million, and also the cost of the children's research centre. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: The latter will cost approximately €18 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for coming in this morning and afternoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: I understand these are important questions but we have two minutes to vacate the committee room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank Mr. Pollock and Deputy Durkan. It has been a long morning and afternoon. I thank the witnesses, on behalf of the committee, for coming in. Thank you to Mr. Aonraid Dunne, Mr. Colm Desmond, Ms Tracey Conroy and Ms Fionnuala Duffy on behalf of the Department. Thank you also to Mr. Jim Curran and Mr. Dean Sullivan on behalf of the HSE and to Mr. John Pollock on behalf of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: I wish to raise the issue of how Ireland is responding to its obligations to balance its ability to generate sufficient power to satisfy its needs with its obligations in respect of decarbonisation and climate change. It is Government policy that the ESB's coal-burning power station at Moneypoint in County Clare will cease production by 2025. Moneypoint is an old coal-burning station, which...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Tánaiste. He obviously understands the difficulties, particularly those facing Moneypoint. The question is really what are the alternatives? I know that the ESB is to produce a report on how it will use alternative energy sources in electricity generation at Moneypoint but we have to have a clear pathway in respect of how those changes are going to occur. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (24 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: 233. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he received the list of options he requested from the ESB on the future of a power station (details supplied); if so, his views on same; and his views on the future of the electricity generating station. [3489/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: 234. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of approval for the national broadband plan. [3490/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: This meeting is to examine in detail the reasons for the huge projected cost overruns at the new national children's hospital and the impact those increases will have on other capital projects in the health sector. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General of the Department of Health and Ms Fionnuala Duffy,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister and call Deputy Donnelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: The Deputy asked three questions. Does he want to proceed to the answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: We have decided to give each Deputy and Senator ten minutes in moving back and forth. I ask the Minister to be as concise as possible in his answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: Two minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: Deputy O'Reilly, in the interest of time, can we allow the Minister to answer the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Jan 2019)

Michael Harty: We did agree on strict times. Perhaps Mr. Breslin might come back to that.