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

Seán Crowe: Professor Higgins will have to come in in response to one of the other members. Apologies. Deputy Shortall is next. I am trying to let everyone in and be fair to everyone.

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

Seán Crowe: The Deputy is asking a lot of questions. We are running out of time.

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

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Bríd Smith.

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

Seán Crowe: I have to move on. I call Senator Conway.

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

Seán Crowe: We cannot ask to identify that legal person.

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

Seán Crowe: Senator Hoey is next.

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

Seán Crowe: We speak at the start of every meeting about identifying people.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: In the past couple of weeks, we have seen a number of high-profile resignations with Dr. Tony Holohan, Dr. Ronan Glynn, and, in the last couple of days, the chief operating officer, COO, of the HSE signalling their intentions to leave their posts in the coming weeks. We all know the pandemic was an incredibly stressful time for all involved in public health. I would not fault anyone for...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am sorry; I meant the maternity hospital. The committee was asking that we would be given the adequate time to try to bring in all the different people who are clamouring at the moment to try to get in. We are meeting today for four hours. We were talking about meeting on Friday for another number of hours. We are really racing against the clock here. It is not of our making. I can...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: A decision was taken last week that the health committee would have a look at this. A week is not sufficient for anyone to look at the huge issues involved in this. This is an appeal that we are looking for additional time to try to cover the issues. We are being asked, presumably by the Cabinet, to air in public the concerns that people genuinely have on this issue.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Nobody is objecting to that. I am asking for information-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Bríd Smith will be deputising for Deputy Gino Kenny and Senator Higgins for Senator Black. Apologies have been received from Deputy Hourigan. There seem to be issues with sound feedback. We hoped to have representatives of St. Vincent's Holdings in before the committee. Again, the invitation went out at late notice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: We are still having feedback issues. I will suspend the meeting again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: My apologies for the technical problems. As I was saying, we were hoping to get representatives of St. Vincent's Holdings before the committee. It was very short notice, but that is down to the timescale within which we were trying to work on this matter. Two of the directors are away and another had a prior engagement. I appreciate the witnesses coming in and giving their time today....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I ask that Dr. Walshe be brought in on some of the other questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: We are out of time on this slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Cullinane is next. I assure Dr. Walshe there will be plenty of time for her to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: I am trying to be fair to everyone. We may have a second round of questioning and Deputy Cullinane has indicated he will not be here for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: Go on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy asked a question; she should let the man answer. We are going to move on to Deputy Bríd Smith then.