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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Is that a "No"? Will the project in Drimnagh go ahead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: That sounds like a "No" to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: What about the discussions on the potential sale of Our Lady's Children's Hospital to offset costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: It seems that we might be creeping into selling the jewels to offset the extra inflated costs. When will the decisions be made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Will we learn from these mistakes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Has a planning application been made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: No, I am talking about the maternity hospital on the St. James's Hospital site.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: That has not been decamped. There is nothing there yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: That is the €300 million for the maternity hospital on the St. James' Hospital site. There will be tri-location.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: The plan is to move maternity services from the Coombe hospital. With regard to the €300 million and the cost, people will roll their eyes up to heaven at it and ask how much the €300 million will be multiplied by. It is about learning from all these mistakes and from the overspend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: One of the Deputies said it earlier. Perhaps there has to be a maximum cut-off point. We cannot just keep going. Perhaps it should be written in contracts that there is a maximum cut-off point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: There was the issue of Ceannt Fort and the destruction of those houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I understand that but it has also impacted on the other side of the road. There are 20 houses on the other side of the road now. Those costs keep spiralling up. It goes back to the early warning system. I am not saying "I told you so" but we did. We said the soil is unstable. There was a canal there. The maps were there for people to see. It seemed to be railroaded through. It was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I also wish to give a big thanks to all staff and the organisers of yesterday's An Chéad Dáil. It was an enjoyable event and a reminder to us all of the need for us as legislators to progress the democratic programme as set out 100 years go. I do not wish to put a dampener on it, but members of the deaf community have asked in future for consideration of the interpretation of such...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I will flash back to 20 years ago and congratulate Ms Cusack and her colleague, Mr. Fleming, on fighting back against the jazzing up and dumbing down of the weather forecast and ensuring the role of professional meteorologists was maintained. Where would we be today without serious science behind weather forecasts? A few of the questions I wanted to ask were on the public perception and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Máire Devine: Good for Senator McDowell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Examination of the Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Máire Devine: I have a few brief questions on costs, which are important in terms of public perception and the public purse. On prices and moving to different forms of energy to protect against rises in electricity prices, Ireland has the fourth highest electricity prices in the European Union. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities appears to judge competition in the market on switching rates alone....

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Máire Devine: It has been a very long night.