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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: We got those figures-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Mr Gunning said that approximately double the number of staff was needed on site. Did the Minister get into the detail of that with Royal BAM Group?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Mr. Gunning said two things needed to happen. Did the Minister pursue those two matters with Royal BAM Group?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: What did Royal BAM Group say about staffing levels?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Has Royal BAM Group been in touch with the board since?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: When does the board expect to reach an agreement on the level of staffing required?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: This is all taking up a huge amount of time. When does the Department expect to be in a position to have agreed the number of staff and the compliance programme? When are we going to see progress and a breakthrough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Are we just at the point of hoping at this stage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It would be great to get something more positive and concrete out of that meeting. When does the Department expect to be able to announce progress?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Everything is very vague, and Ms Ross is saying it could take weeks or even months. When will we find out when this project is going to get back on track? When will we have a completion date we can believe and a final cost for the project?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Sorry, but it is not on the contractor. It is on the development board and the Government. This is a major public contract that is costing a vast amount of money. The public wants to know when will it be completed and what the final cost will be. Despite all the spin that has been going on in the media in recent weeks, we are still no nearer to having those two vital pieces of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: If BAM needs to double the number of staff on site in order to meet the June 2025 completion date, it is very difficult to understand how this will not have cost implications. Was that issue raised with Royal BAM? Was a commitment obtained from Royal BAM that it will substantially increase the number of staff on site from now on and that it will stick with the original cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: What was the commitment, if any, obtained from Royal BAM? Was it to fully staff the site and bring the project in on budget?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I will come back in on the second round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Could you-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: How is the standing conciliator appointed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: There is no option to change that person.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I would like to have that clarified because it is a key point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Following on from the Minister's meeting with Royal BAM, when he was asked if he had confidence in the June 2025 date, he listed out things and said if this happens, if that happens and if the other happens. There are a lot of “ifs” and there is really nothing concrete coming out of the meeting other than the Minister saying he had confidence that they would deliver by that date.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I thought the Minister said earlier “if they do” a number of things.