Ivana Bacik (Independent)

Like Senator O'Brien, I welcome the report from the independent body that looked at the siting of the national children's hospital. Many concerns have been expressed about the way in which the decision to locate the hospital on the Mater Hospital site was taken originally. I was among the many who had misgivings about the decision, validly, I believe. People were concerned the decision had been taken for the wrong reasons at that time. It is good now to see another report confirming this to be the right siting.