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- Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:— members of both the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland (PNA) have rejected the Public Sector Pay Commission recommendations and that both unions have served notice of industrial action in the weeks ahead; — the INMO has given notice of a strike for 24 hours on 30th...
- Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the two Ministers and the Minister of State who spoke in the debate and the constructive approach that was taken to the motion by various non-Government groups. I add to the welcome of the nurses, midwives, the INMO and the PNA for attending the debate. Where are we after all the debate? A Minister and a Minister of State said the solution needs to be within the PSSA, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Chair and all of the witnesses for coming. I have looked at this in some detail and when it comes to the costs I believe that Mr. Costello and the board have failed completely and catastrophically in their job and their obligations to the State. The original bid from BAM came in at about €640 million. When the dust has settled, I do not think we are going to see any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: My question concerned how much this will cost.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Does Mr. Costello recognise the figure of €1.73 billion in the Cabinet memo?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Could Mr. Costello answer the question? What I want to find out is the final number. Could Mr. Costello give us this number?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: What is Mr. Costello's estimate of the total final number to the State?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: So Mr. Costello believes the total build will not exceed €1.433 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: And that is up from approximately €640 million, which was the initial bid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: The initial bid was €637 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I know it has increased. The initial bid was €637 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: And the figure for construction is €1.433 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I know what it is but BAM bid €637 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: What was not included in that figure that is now included in the figure of €1.433 billion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: If building the children's hospital is going to cost about €900 million, what is the other €500 million that gets us to €1. 433 billion being spent on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: They are small - 5,000 sq ft. Even if one applies the massively inflated euro rate per square metre, one would get to about €45 million. That leaves about €450 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Following the addition of the costs of some fairly small, low-cost satellite centres and the clearance of the site, the cost of those elements that matter to the public and children increased from €640 million to €1.4 billion. How many extra beds are we getting for that increase?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I am not asking what size it is. I am asking how many extra beds we are getting for this massive additional spend.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I would appreciate if Mr. Pollock would give a direct answer to my question. How many extra beds are we getting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I am not asking Mr. Pollock what the hospital is about. I am asking him how many extra beds we are getting. Is the figure zero, ten, 100 or 200? What is the number?