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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am not interested in the foundations at the moment. Under these structures, I understood that there was another committee. I cannot remember its name. When the witnesses appeared before us previously, it was called the "Children's Project Group" or something. It sought out funds. Is there any group like that currently?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Maybe I am making a mistake, but the witnesses cannot clarify what the group was. They are saying that there is no group currently other than CHI, which has this function under statute. There is the NPHDB and the board of CHI. Is the chair of the latter the former president of NUI Galway?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is there gender equality on the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Lovely. Where are we with the philanthropy role? To preface my remarks, I have a major difficulty with the use of charity and philanthropy in a public hospital.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Tell me about the philanthropy role.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There is one foundation now, the role of which is to raise funds.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Will the foundation be consolidated within CHI's accounts?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Will it appear before our committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There will be no scrutiny of that foundation.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I have heard that said before, but speaking as a member of this committee, I am not happy. Foundations have been set up within universities. Lately, Trinity College Dublin has "consolidated", I think is the word-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It had a separate foundation. When it appeared before us to go through its accounts, it had consolidated the foundation's accounts, meaning that we had "scrutiny" of same. Trinity has led the way. I do not believe that Maynooth University has a foundation. Did it consolidate? I cannot recall. The other universities have not done it yet. CHI is following a pattern of having a foundation...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It is important. In a hospital of this nature, the foundation's uses should be open to maximum scrutiny, particularly in respect of research and development. Has it been confirmed how many rooms will be available for families? Are we still waiting on the never-never for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: By whom?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Has that been agreed and the charity identified? Has a time been given for the building?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What is the charity?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Let me go back to the fact that there are 30 rooms.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Very good. Separately, there are 30 rooms.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What was the number of rooms required for parents or families in the design? What is the required number of rooms?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What was the plan? What is the required complement?