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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept all the points about control. The bottom line is to explain what the facts are. The public - and I am one of them - want to see the hospital built but they need to understand in their own heads how it is getting to that point. Once I understood how it would get to that point, I was quite comfortable with what is proposed. We need the hospital. Finally, if this goes ahead now,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, since 2017.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Minister give me a date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The hospital could be up and running in six years' time at a minimum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Otherwise, if the project is set back, it will be 15 years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Finally, am I correct in saying the State will fund a large portion of the building itself and that the proceeds of Holles Street will fund the balance but that if I go to the land registry, I will see that the freehold of the building itself will be held by St. Vincent's and then given back as a long lease to the HSE? Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that, but am I correct in what I said?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, but the freehold on the building will be held by St. Vincent's but it will come back to the State as a 299-year lease.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the Irish Coast Guard with volunteer groups. There will be two sessions. I welcome the following representatives from the Irish Coast Guard Volunteers Representative Association: Mr. John O'Mahony, chairperson; Mr. Jim Griffin, secretary; Mr. Vincent Farr, assistant secretary; and Mr. Bernard Lucas, assistant chairperson. All witnesses are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How far back was that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Regarding the issues being spoken of, how long have they been apparent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does CUAG have any volunteers on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. I mean non-officers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise to Senator Craughwell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. O'Mahony should not in any way take this in a derogatory way. Were many of those active volunteers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Who carried out that report?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine but it was carried out under the auspices of Clare County Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are full-time managers within the coastguard over every section. How many are there nationally? We were told a number.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There are full-time people employed.