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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Is the NHS doing that? Do the Dutch or the Swedes do that? My understanding is that there is normally a lease and maintenance arrangement.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I remember discussing this with Professor Hardiman.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: It has decided that the better thing to do is buy the stuff.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: My appetite for doing things differently from the rest of the world is also weakening.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: The health committee discussed at length how we pay and replenish equipment, as well as staff costs and other things. We all know what will happen. The costs of the project went up by 46% but the contingency went up by only 31%. Is there a reason for that or is it just to try to make things look cheaper? Is the contingency fit for purpose, given the size of this project?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: It is not as risky. Is that the point?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I thank the witnesses for their time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: Initially, I wish to speak about the operation of termination of pregnancy. We will take a break from the children's hospital for the minute. I have a few issues in this regard. As the Minister will be aware, recently there were breaches of patients' privacy and knowledge of terminations happening in hospitals. In terms of the alleged breaches of patient privacy, what action has the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: In terms of the data breach, I am aware as a medical professional that it is always easier to deal with somebody who is regulated, such as a doctor, pharmacist or nurse, but if it is the man who does the bins who logged into the computer, that is a far more difficult thing to deal with. To correct the Minister, in terms of ancillary recommendations, it was free contraception for everyone,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: I wish to ensure that we are considering men here and that it is not about barrier contraception but contraception in general. Do I have more time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: Thank you. That is very generous. We will be here for the day probably. As Mr. Breslin and the Minister know, I sit on both the Joint Committee on Health and the Committee of Public Accounts. A few issues arose that I hope we will get through today. Something came up on Thursday. I want this hospital. I want it to continue. I do not want it to be paused or stopped. I am fully aware...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: So it was said that €66 million would be saved but only €20 million was saved.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: Was that on the first preliminary design rather than on the second design?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: With no disrespect, I am here to earn my money this morning as well. I am getting paid well to be here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: I am entitled to ask questions. I would like to see those two figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: It took me a long time to find the one thing that would not change, so I am entitled to that figure now, not in March.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: I understand. I am well used to quantity surveying balance sheets and figures. I do not need it explained, but I do know that the hospital is the same size as it was with the same number of windows in it today as there was back in the day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: It is the one thing that would have a static, quantifiable, component, as in the surface area would be the same. I would like to see that this afternoon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: All I need is the tender for the windows on day one, and the tender now. I need the letter from the company which is doing the windows. It is as simple as that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (6 Feb 2019) Kate O'Connell: I guess that Mr. Breslin is hoping it is.