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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Some are being poured on site.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Has the delay in this area impacted on other aspects of the development?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Mr. Barry believes they can recover schedule.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Unlike my colleagues who are very conscious about costs, I am not paranoid about them because I believe we have to deliver. To deliver, we presume a level of expenditure. I previously asked for the original costing and I was told that no actual costing had been undertaken and no engineering or quantity surveyors reports had been secured, which are requirements in terms of estimating a cost....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: My colleague, Deputy Donnelly, suggested that if he was on Mr. Barry's side of the room things would be different. I am not so sure. Maybe he would close down the project such that the hospital would not be built. I am not putting words into his mouth. One should be always careful not to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The degree to which Deputy Donnelly is preoccupied with the project would indicate to me that if he were on the other side of the table there would be an exclusion of certain elements of the facility. Obviously, the foundation would have to be put in place but some elements of the facility would be excluded. With that in mind, I issue the following warning. In a different political era I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I want to ask about fire safety and fire resistance in respect of the site in general, knowing that lagged pipes are a great conduit for fire when it wants to move long distances quickly. Have adequate provisions been made in that regard? Has the city fire safety officer given his or her approval, and how did he or she rate the project? What is the position with the cladding? We have seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (27 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: In the event of a fire starting in any particular part of the hospital, is Mr. Devine satisfied there is ready access for fire tenders and in regard to how to restrict or retard the fire as quickly as possible? Many things can contribute to the acceleration of a fire, which bring it totally outside of normal control. For example, is the cabling fire resistant? There is a series of issues...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Personal, Deputy.

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: It is personal.

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Sorry, Deputy-----

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I do not need to talk to people, Deputy. I am going to call you to order.

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I am listening to you. I want to tell you Deputy, you are out of order. You are using the House to personally attack somebody. You are not entitled to do that. You are out of order. Resume your seat, Deputy. You will resume your seat. You are out of time as well. You are out of order, not for the first time in your life. That was a disgraceful carry-on.

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I call the Minister of State, who has ten minutes. There are no more speakers.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments Services (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for a comprehensive reply that, to be fair, deals with the issues have arisen. The problem is how soon we can expect a resolution. Patients and their families always look to know how quickly help can come. I am not so sure that it will come quickly enough. I saw a number of people who were there at midnight last night and I could see that they were not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments Services (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Late last night, I had occasion to visit Naas General Hospital in response to a call from a constituent whose child had been admitted at 5 a.m. yesterday. This child had previously been in the care of child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, and has difficulty getting a place. It is expected that there will be an announcement on an extension to the Lakeview mental health unit in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 56. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate provision has been made in respect of home care packages, with particular reference to the need to concentrate on home care, thereby alleviating the pressure on hospital bed spaces; if comparisons have been made to achieve best or most effective and efficient practice or both nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: My question relates to a well-known subject. What provision has been made for home care packages to alleviate the burden on hospital beds and accident and emergency departments?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Have comparisons been made between hospitals and community care areas throughout the regions as to the most effective and efficient method of delivering the services required by the public?

Message from Select Committee (26 Nov 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019 and has made no amendments thereto.