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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: 783. To ask the Minister for Health what action is being taking to ensure that pharmacies and hospitals have access to sufficient supplies of insulin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35242/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: 784. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that consideration would be given to removing emergency department charges in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35246/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: 178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the current timeframe for the processing of citizenship applications, given it is almost six years since an application (details supplied) was lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34560/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: I thank our guests for their presentation. I wish to ask a question immediately because it is important that the correct information is out there. In 20 seconds, will the witness set out the project exactly, including the total number of rooms and theatres, accommodation for students and parents and the number of inpatient beds? Clarification is needed about what exactly this project is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: What is the total number of rooms in the complex?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: We were talking about the building programme. With regard to the mechanical and electrical work and theatres, what stage are each of those at? Are they 50%, 60% or 70% complete? It is important that this be clarified.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Overall, are mechanical works and electrical works for the entire projects 70% complete? Are they 80% complete?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Is all the back-up equipment in place for the electricity supply and so on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Mr. Devine mentioned delays earlier. With regard to the hospital's design team, as any project goes on, new plans are presented to contractors. In the past 12 months, how many new plans would have been presented by the team?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Yes. I think Mr. Devine will accept with the design and the build, the plan is not frozen. It seems to be evolving as we go along. How many new sets of plans have been provided to the contractors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: I mean the number of drawings that the hospital would have presented in the past 12 months. If the hospital produces a new drawing, the contractor has to look at it and see how it has to be delivered. There may be a time delay and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: What about the design team work on mechanical and electrical services? Is that also changing on an ongoing basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: When something new or an update is presented, does that add to the time delay for delivery?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: At any stage in the past two to three years, has a major change occurred in design -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: I assume some of the claims Mr. Devine is talking about are as a result of minor changes in drawings and then there is a variation to the plan originally presented.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: So far, €14 million has been awarded.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Colm Burke: Are any of the 16 claims Mr. Devine said add up to €573 million the result of variation in the design or in the plans presented?