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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (28 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: I rise to speak about the Loreto Centre Crumlin in Dublin 12. It is a trusted and vital mental health and community support service that has been serving families, individuals and young people in Crumlin and Dublin South-Central more widely for more than 25 Years. The Loreto Centre Crumlin was founded by the Loreto order of nuns and has grown over the decades into a cornerstone of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: I thank all the witnesses for attending. I understand there is an invitation. I have actually been to the site of the hospital, although I have not been inside. It is a huge building and will be a landmark building that I hope will be there for our children and the children to come. The constant change in delivery dates - 15 times at this stage - does not fill me with huge confidence....
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: I do not mean to cut in but the witness is eating into my time, unfortunately.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: I thank Ms Nugent. We know that there are 81 grade 8 staff in CHI. I presume Ms Nugent is a grade 8 staff member.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Is Ms Nugent grade 9?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Is that grade 10?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: There are 81 grade 8 or above staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: From CHI's report, I can see that there are 81 grade 8 or above staff at the hospital. When grade 8 was established across the HSE in 2005, there were only eight grade 8 staff in total. It seems like there is a huge amount of staff now. Will Ms Nugent confirm whether the former CEO is at the same grade as herself?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: On her retaining her salary at CHI, she had been on two fixed-term contracts. We know that she was then, subsequent to mediation, offered a fixed-term contract. Is that what she is on now?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Is the former CEO on a fixed-term contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Regardless of what contract she has been offered, she is probably on what we call a contract of indefinite duration, so she is now a permanent employee of the hospital. Did the Department of Health know she was going to be staying on in this new role?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: I presume that, as part of the mediation agreement, CHI had its own lawyers and was aware it was retaining her in what would turn into a full-time contract of indefinite duration with all the ancillary benefits that go with that.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Does the Department of Health wish to comment?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: The Department of Health was kept abreast during the whole process of the mediation agreement?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Regarding litigation claims, we know the contractor has made claims of up to €853 million in costs. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Apologies. The board has potential claims against BAM for €31.5 million under the terms of contract. I believe Mr. Gunning gave that information.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: They are the liquidated damages that the board might possibly reclaim. There are also PC sums that must be worked out and other ancillary claims that are perhaps available. I am a TD for Dublin South-Central. The hospital is in the heart of the constituency. There are many houses around the perimeter of the hospital that have had different claims, perhaps against the board of CHI,...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Sorry. I meant to refer to Mr. Gunning.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Ardagh: Are those amounts already accounted for?