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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: My time is limited. I am trying to establish how many claims are unresolved, either through conciliation or subject to High Court proceedings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: That is in that envelope of €503 million, which the contractor says is the value.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: We have no idea how much of that will ultimately, arising from court cases or conciliation, be borne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: How many beds will there be in the new hospital on the St. James's Hospital site when it is completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: How many operating theatres will there be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: Will any of those theatres be protected for elective surgeries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: Are there plans for the two existing sites in Crumlin and Temple Street? Realistically, will it be 2024 or 2025 when children begin to be treated in the hospital?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: I know that a handover is anticipated for March 2024.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: Mr. Gunning cannot answer the question. It is not one that can be answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: Perhaps I could put that question to Mr. Tierney. I have only ten seconds left in my speaking slot. Does Mr. Tierney envisage children being treated in the hospital in 2024 or 2025? What plans do we have for the significant sites at Crumlin and Temple Street?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: May I make one more quick point? I had a discussion with the head of CHI about the Crumlin site. There was some talk of that possibly being used for nursing accommodation. We know that the cost of living in Dublin for nurses is profound. If a process is being put in place to look at the two sites for a change of use, it would be useful for this committee to engage with that process. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: We heard the same in July of last year, with respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: There will be a change of Government by then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: I do not say this often, but Mr. Tierney has given us a very impressive articulation of what is going to happen in the hospital. I thank him for that. I will return to the issue of the claims and seek more clarification from Mr. Gunning. Before that, however, the only date referred to in the opening statement is given in the context where it is said it is hoped to achieve substantial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: That is the date we are working towards. I want to come back to the claims issue now. I am not sure if Mr. Tierney or Mr. Gunning can answer this. There are 989 claims still outstanding, in whatever form they are outstanding, and there may well be more High Court challenges as well. As Mr. Gunning articulated earlier, there is a suspension of the process of dealing with those claims....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: That is the point I am getting to now, and I understand that. It is the case, then, that all of these disputes, and the additional cost that may be associated with them, could go on for months, if not years, after the project is completed and the hospital is open and doing business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: While Mr. Gunning cannot forecast this, it is also possible that some of those 989 claims go before the High Court.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: I understand that, but what I am saying is that it is possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Construction of the National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

David Cullinane: I understand that.