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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Broadly speaking, how many extra beds are we getting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Based on the current number of beds, the new children's hospital will have the same number.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Before Ms Duffy says "however", is that correct about the same number of beds?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: But the capacity regarding outpatients will be greater.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: It is the same number of beds but a better mix.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: A response was given to the Chairman on the governance of this which would be worthy of The Castleby Kafka. We have the children's hospital project and programme steering group, the children's hospital project and programme board, the national paediatric hospital development board, the children's hospital group, the HSE, the Department and Cabinet. Ultimately, who is in charge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Ms Conroy said all that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: It is, but the question of who is in charge is also important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Who is in charge? Is the board ultimately in charge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Can the Government stop the works? Is the Cabinet ultimately in charge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: It has been apprised but who is in charge? We are also being apprised but we are not in charge. Who is in charge? Ms Conroy said the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, chaired by Mr. Tom Costello, is ultimately charge of the project.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: It is chaired by the same Secretary General who could not appear at this meeting because he is interviewing people. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes, but on a separate issue. Has anyone on the project and programme steering board, the hospital project and programme board, the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board or the children's hospital group been asked to resign over the additional €1 billion cost for not a single additional bed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: Has anyone been sanctioned in any way for the increase of more than €1 billion in costs without a single extra hospital bed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: I understand, but my question is whether there has been any sanction against anybody on any of these boards, groups, committees or programme steering groups.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: In April 2016, the then Minister for Health and current Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, stated on the "Six One News" that the total cost of the project would be €650 million. He stated that included the satellites, VAT, a contingency for inflation and a general contingency for unforeseen events. In two years, the cost has gone from €650 million to more than €1.7 billion,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: No, the question specifically relates to the €1.73 billion. When did that figure emerge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: To €1.73 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: When did the figures of €1.43 billion or €1.73 billion emerge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)
Stephen Donnelly: From the development board.