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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I made a comment and Senator Conway would have been hurt and taken back by it. It was off the cuff about Royal BAM being the room. I withdraw it. It was not intended. It was in the heat of the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I was not suggesting that. It was an inappropriate comment and it was not intentional.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: Was the board not concerned before this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: For the benefit of the public, it must be stated that if one is involved in public life or in dealing with contracts for a long time, it can be easy to form the view that the State is always the malign player if things go wrong with a contract. I am not suggesting that there are malign players in this instance, but I have been dealing with school building and road projects in my constituency...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I echo the Minister's appreciation for the workforce. I think I speak for all of us who have been down there when I say that the employees, both from the board and the contractor, clearly have one aim in mind. They are very proud of their work. Deputy Kelly referred to the conciliator and confidence in the conciliator. I do not want to dwell on this matter. He is saying that David...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: There is agreement on the lack of confidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: What happened there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: It cannot be changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: We have already heard that BAM, the contractor, priced a particular change at €25 million and said it would take months to complete. It eventually cost €200,000 and was done in a matter of weeks. That was stated on the record of this committee. I share the view expressed by Deputy Cullinane about it being unseemly and unedifying. The public is aghast. However, there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I thank the Chair for that intervention. I am not suggesting anything more. We have heard from the board that claims made by BAM were not stood up by the conciliator or, when they were settled, were settled for a fraction of what BAM was seeking and they are now resolved. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: It amounts to a single-figure percentage of what was originally claimed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I will come to Mr. Tierney with my last question and maybe this is a roundabout way of getting to the heart of some of the things that went on. We went to the new national maternity hospital and the Minister has mentioned a number of new hospital projects that are going to be undertaken under his stewardship, which I welcome. What are the significant lessons learned? What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance before the committee on this very important matter. The Minister will take away with him the fact that the committee remains acutely concerned about the issues arising from the development of the national children's hospital. We will be monitoring it closely. Having visited, we know that, in spite of everything we have said today,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: 184. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the contract with a hotel (details supplied) for housing IP applicants and Ukrainian refugees in terms of length of time; timeline; terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (8 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans or the plans of agencies under her aegis in the education field to increase post-primary school capacity or places to serve the general Knocklyon area of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40107/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans for a new school building (details supplied). [40109/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (8 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of new PPS numbers that have been created by her Department to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39808/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (2 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: 248. To ask the Minister for Health the details of clinical trials that are taking place in Ireland; the rate of clinical trials that have taken place over the past four to five years; the collaboration between pharma or academics, north and south on the island; the joint work being done to promote clinical trials across the island on a cooperative basis; the obstacles there may be to such...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Oct 2024)

John Lahart: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Transport Authority to address the irregularity of the No. 9 bus service on St. James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, given there are persons, for example, attending hospital appointments and find the irregularity of this bus service frustrating. [38924/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

John Lahart: We are public representatives who have been trying to get to the bottom of this in the best way we can over recent years. Much media commentary in recent days seems to suggest the truth seems to lie somewhere between what the development board says and what BAM says. I took a look at BAM Ireland's website over the past 60 seconds. We would imagine a company as big as BAM would be...