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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the cost the waive assessment fees for addiction residential, rehabilitation and detox services. [35160/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: 767. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a consistent standardised needle exchange programme rolled out across all taskforces. [35162/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: 863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding health and social care undergraduate places by 10%; and the number of course places this would generate, by course, in tabular form. [35124/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: 864. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of providing for a scheme to address financial barriers to graduate entry medicine for 100 places. [35138/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: 865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of purchasing 100 non-EU medical places for EU students. [35139/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: It was a very strong opening statement. I hope there is no resiling from what was said, as opposed to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses. To repeat what I have said several times when the witnesses were here, we all want this hospital built as quickly as possible because we are all dealing with children who need better healthcare and better health outcomes. We also know that when the hospital is built, it will provide significant additional capacity for children. I hope we are all on the same page...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: He said in his opening statement that he submitted a capital request to the HSE to ensure sufficient funds. Has he sought additional capital funding beyond that €1.433 billion that would then push the overall total programme cost beyond €1.7 billion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: "In addition", so that is more money. Mr. Gunning talked earlier about following the money. I just want to be clear that the most recent information we have been given is that there is a total programme cost of €1.73 billion and a total capital cost of €1.433 billion. Mr. Gunning is telling us that he has sought more money beyond what was already agreed in terms of those figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: This is new information. Mr. Gunning has sought more money. How much additional funding has he sought?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: For all of these parliamentary questions, and I am sure every member here has submitted them, we get back responses. The Government and Ministers have been on their feet talking about a figure of €1.73 billion. What Mr. Gunning is telling me today, whether he believes it is new news or not, is that he has sought additional funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: What I am asking is how much additional funding he has sought.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: Mr. Gunning cannot tell us about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: We certainly know it is more money. Regarding the claims, there is €756 million worth of claims. That is the valuation put on it by the contractor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: There are a lot of contractors on site. It is not just BAM. There are a lot of subcontractors and some of them are fairly big as well. Would they submit claims through BAM?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: They would be through BAM and they would be subcontractors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
David Cullinane: Is the board of a mind to do a deal with BAM and to meet it and try to resolve these issues in one go? Is there any plan at all to take all these claims and sort them out and deal with this? Is Mr. Gunning planning to engage with BAM on this?