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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: Does it have full control over that building?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: My understanding is that it is then giving a licence to the new NMH board. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: In regard to the building itself, can SVHG mortgage the building as a separate entity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: Can we have clarification on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: People are looking for clarification. It is set out in writing that St. Vincent's can mortgage the NMH building. Is that correct or is it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: The building is going to be a separate legal entity from the interest of St. Vincent's.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: That statement was incorrect in setting that out. Am I right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: I am aware of that but the building itself cannot be mortgaged by St. Vincent's.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: This legal person has said also that the building will always belong to the landlord, St. Vincent's.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: While the lease is in place, am I correct that the HSE physically owns the building? That is the position.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: Many people have been on about why the State cannot go for a compulsory purchase order CPO. For argument’s sake, if the Government decided tomorrow that it would not proceed and that it wants the freehold interest and, therefore, St. Vincent's decides not to enter into negotiations and this goes down the CPO route, what then would be the reaction of St. Vincent's Hospital to that proposal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: I am not sure whether the witnesses have seen the opinion of Stephen Dodd SC. Many people are quoting it and saying it is a way of dealing with this. He has given advices. My interpretation of his opinion is not the same as what is up on social media. The legal adviser might give us his view.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: In other words, Mr. O’Raghallaigh is saying that because the HSE is getting a 299-year lease, it would be very hard to argue that we are not getting full control.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: And that the State would have a difficulty on that issue alone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: There seems to have been misinformation provided at the meeting on Thursday. The word “demise” is set out in the lease and it clearly sets out that SVHG is demising the leasehold interest for 299 years to the HSE. When the legal expert was asked by another Deputy does St. Vincent's still retain ownership of the building, the answer was that, yes, it does. Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: In regard to compliance, the lease clearly sets out that it must be used for medical purposes. In what circumstances could the landlord suddenly go in and take control of the property or forfeit the lease?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: As long as it is providing healthcare in that building-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: There are no other circumstances in which the landlord could physically take control of this building from the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: Will Mr. O’Raghallaigh outline those circumstances?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Colm Burke: That is only if the HSE decides that it wants to use the property for an alternative purpose.