Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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404. To ask the Minister for Health if a contract has yet been signed with a developer (details supplied) in respect of the proposed new national maternity hospital; if so, the scope of the work covered by the contract; and the proposed ownership structure for the hospital. [53901/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Considerable work has been undertaken to develop a legal framework to protect the State’s significant investment in the new hospital. The comprehensive legal framework prepared, and the commitments received from both hospitals, mean that I am fully confident that the new hospital will be owned by the State, that the NMH will be clinically and operationally independent of St Vincent’s and that no religious influence can, or will, be brought to bear on the new hospital.

I understand that a contract is in place for essential site works and I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly with information in relation to the scope of that contract.