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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: With respect, that makes it worse because Mr. Costello should have known. I am simply a householder and am not involved in construction so if I am engaging somebody to do so some work, I could be forgiven for going with the lowest bidder who turns out to be three times the initial cost quoted to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I would say it was. They were bidding for a very lucrative contract. I asked Mr. Costello another question in respect of the Minister. At some point in the proceedings, I would like to think someone in the process put up his or her hand to ask a few questions. If it was not the witnesses, then maybe it was the Minister. The Minister made public comments on the costs and he has now been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Does Mr. Costello meet the Minister directly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand the structure. Mr. Costello does not meet the Minister. Is he-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am talking about formal seated meetings with a calculator out. If the Minister has a flashing red light going off and he is concerned about the monumental overrun, he will then go through that structure and communicate to Mr. Costello that he has a concern. Has he communicated any concerns on the overrun to Mr. Costello?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I mean specifically in the intervening time between when the Minister made a statement about the cost and that being subsequently contradicted. In the intervening time, while the cost was escalating, did the Minister communicate to Mr. Costello, either through the formal structure, informally at an event, in writing or in any other way, that he had a concern about the cost overrun?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sorry, I am not trying to trip up Mr. Costello. If the Minister had a concern and he wanted to relay that to Mr. Costello, was Mr. Costello aware that the Minister had any concerns, either through the structure or any other way? Was it made known to Mr. Costello that the Minister had a concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not want an explanation. I want to understand whether, if the Minister had a concern, he raised it with Mr. Costello. If he did, was there a response to it? That is not clear. It is a really simple question and it should be clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Costello will appreciate that it does not seem that way to everybody. I have one more question and then I will save my questions until after the break in the interest of time. Mr. Costello said that when he learned of the level of the increase in the costs, his reaction was to commission an external review. How much did that cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am referring to the one Mr. Costello spoke about in his submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: My question was just about the cost of that review. Mr. Costello can see how it looks to other people because of the phrase that when one is in a hole one should stop digging but when there is a massive cost overrun, if one attempts to spend his or her way out of that, it does not look right to people. I would appreciate details on the money that was spent on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Perhaps I can get that figure at some point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a couple of questions and some detail might be needed after this meeting but in advance of next week's meeting. In August, when the witnesses started to give some consideration to not continuing with the project and were meeting on a weekly basis as a board, how was that concern communicated to the Minister? Were the witnesses at those meetings making sure that the Minister was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: My question was if there are plans to close beds that are currently being utilised for paediatrics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: On that point, I saw a posting on social media from somebody who was outraged at the suggestion that the naming rights for any part of the national children's hospital would be sold off. The individual wondered, no doubt tongue in cheek, whether we could see the name of a brand of cigarettes being borne by the national children's cancer research centre. The fact is that once that process is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (16 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I asked Mr. Costello some questions.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: When those people leave, we know that they are leaving to go to countries where the pay is better. Compared with those countries, they are not well paid. I hope that the new board has the opportunity to actively engage with healthcare professionals, learn from them and to be able and empowered to put in place strategies to recruit and retain key front-line healthcare professionals. That...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this important legislation, some of which is technical in nature. It seeks to reintroduce a board to oversee the operations of the HSE. I hope this overarching premise means it will have beneficial ramifications for our health service. It is interesting to look at how we got here. Before I was elected to this House, I had the privilege of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (15 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he plans to take to help homeowners in Fingal that require remediation work for their homes due to the contamination of concrete blocks with pyrite and mica; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1217/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (15 Jan 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gambling Control Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/19]