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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I am stating facts as outlined by St. Vincent's Healthcare Group in its published fact sheet, which states that group is the owner of the land. I do not dispute the State has a lease - it does - but the owner of the land is St. Vincent's Healthcare Group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I will move back to the Minister because I want him to answer the questions. A new company is being set up, namely, the National Maternity Hospital at Elm Park DAC. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: That will have directors coming from three different sources.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: That company will essentially run and operate the hospital.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It will run and operate the hospital, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is a subsidiary of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is a subsidiary of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group. That group is the landlord, so it essentially owns the land. The lease agreement is between St. Vincent's Healthcare Group and the HSE. Is that not correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I have already established that. It will run and operate the hospital. A subsidiary company called St. Vincent's Healthcare Group will be the landlord and will own the land, and that company is part of St. Vincent's Holdings CLG. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: They all have their own boards and constitutions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: That is the problem for me. The two HSE board members who dissented from the decision, Professor Deirdre Madden and Dr. Sarah McLoughlin, stated they "continued to have concerns regarding legal ownership of the site and building, and the governance and control of the proposed new maternity hospital" and this "led to our dissent from the Board's decision." They go on to say: "The advantages...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I never argued against any of that. I am stating the fact that we have companies within companies, several constitutions and directors coming from three different sources onto the new company being established. The Minister cannot credibly argue this is not a complicated legal scenario when he looks at all the documents that were published and which we had to go through. It is only...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is because St. Vincent's does not want a HSE hospital but an independent hospital.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Maybe we should have St. Vincent's before us, but we will not have time if the Minister makes a decision next week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Can I make one point? It is not directed at the Chairman. It was agreed that we would have four hours and two rounds of questions. These are very difficult and complex issues. We had ten minutes each, which had to include the responses of the Minister and others. For members of the committee, this does not do justice to the matter. I am not blaming the Chairman but just stating a matter...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: What time is left? There is to be a private session of the meeting as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: With respect, we need to know the time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: That would put us at 1.45 p.m. or 1.50 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
David Cullinane: I had asked that if this committee writes to the Minister asking that he and the Cabinet would defer making a decision to allow this committee to meet others, will he take that letter from the committee to Cabinet when he brings his proposals? Can that be answered because it is important for the session we are going to have now?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)
David Cullinane: Why not go the full way?
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2022)
David Cullinane: It is convoluted.