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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: It is pointless to come in. There are no answers to questions at all this morning. It is just disgraceful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: I acknowledge Mr. Gunning for providing the information to Deputy Cullinane's earlier question during the meeting. It was a failure of his senior management team in not providing him with that information before he came in front of the committee on this issue. I acknowledge the fact that the information was provided. I will ask Mr. Gunning about his senior management team. Does he have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: There would usually be an individual who co-ordinates in that regard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: That is fine. There is a risk management programme within the senior management team and the various components of this project.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: Part of the assessment and analysis of the risk involved would have been to park dealing with claims until such time as the hospital is built. Did that recommendation come from those in the risk management section? Were they happy with it or did they have an issue with it? What was their approach?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: Did anyone within the risk management process raise a flag that postponing the final determination and outcome of the 900 claims could be a risky strategy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: When is this phase expected to finish such that the board could start dealing with claims on a real-time basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: I accept the motivation behind that and it is admirable. We all want to see the hospital completed. Have the components of the risk management team conducted an analysis to show what the exposure to the taxpayer would be should the board not succeed in defending all 900 claims or most of them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: What I am looking for is the worst-case scenario.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: Does the board have a definitive update on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: I do not dispute that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: Does Mr. Gunning accept that the perception among the public is that there is an open chequebook for the children's hospital? When it was first presented to the public two or three years ago, the cost was €600 million to €700 million. In the space of three to four years, the cost has risen to €1.433 billion. We are in the position now where claims have been suspended....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: I never stated Mr. Gunning said that. I said that Deputy Gino Kenny had presented the proposition to him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: Mr. Gunning will accept that we all share a common goal in that regard. It is reasonable at this stage to assume that the cost will go beyond €1.433 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: Can we all agree that the cost will be in excess of €1.433 billion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: The final cost will be significantly higher than that figure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: I am not looking for a definitive figure. I am just looking for an acknowledgement that it will be significantly higher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: That is fine.
- Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Youth Mental Health and Psychological Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: As we have a quorum we will commence the meeting in public session. Are the minutes of the meeting of 17 June, which have been circulated, agreed? Agreed. I welcome our witnesses to the meeting this morning. They will be presenting virtually. This meeting has two elements. We will hear about the impact of Covid-19 on youth mental health. We will also hear about the difficulties...
- Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Youth Mental Health and Psychological Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Martin Conway: I thank Ms Cummins for a very comprehensive presentation. I now call on Ms Marina Dillon, the founder of CARE for Psychologists, to make her opening statement.