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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: We are not sure of the exact date when we will open. Is that what the Minister is saying?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: We do not have an exact date. We have a ballpark time for when it may or may not happen depending on the works that are carried out. The frustration that we heard the last time, when the board was in, was that there was no baseline contract. In other words, there was no work schedule that the board was confident would go ahead. On the back of the Minister's meeting with Royal BAM, have we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: The concern I have and, I suppose, most people would have is in relation to that contract. It was said that lessons were learned from that. Could the Minister outline what lessons were learned? There is a backdrop of a maternity hospital that is to be built. Will we have to go through the same difficulties with that? This process has dragged out. There was clear frustration from the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: At some stage, maybe Mr. Tierney could provide the committee a note on it-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: -----because we are all worried. We do not want to see this repeated. In relation to the maternity hospital, will we see that built by the end of the decade?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Lastly, the last time the board was in, they were saying that they were withholding the 15% in relation to payment. Is that still in place following the board's substantive meeting with Royal BAM?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Has that not changed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: In relation to the baseline contract that the board kept coming back to in relation to that work schedule, is that what the board is waiting on now, coming back from BAM?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: Is Ms Ross saying that could be a number of weeks or months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: I thank Ms Ross. I propose we take a comfort break for-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: As a committee, we have never formally discussed any requests about meeting with BAM or not in relation to that. I propose we take a break for five minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: I call Senator Kyne, who will lead us off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: We will do seven-minute slots because everyone wants to come back in on this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: We are way over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Crowe: There is no suggestion that there is any substantial structural damage to the hospital. We are talking about a snag list, and that is what Mr. Devine outlined the last time.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: This matter is a very important one for the Department of housing and I thank the Deputy for raising it. It is very important that local authority tenants who are occupying social housing properties and paying weekly rents are living in homes that provide good comfort levels for their occupants. The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, local...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The response identifies something I have already acknowledged-----
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes, I know.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: -----in terms of the internal work. We informed residents about this. However, this is tinkering around the edges until the fundamental issue is grasped, and I urge Cork City Council to grasp it. I also believe, however, that one of the obstacles to this is the lack of a clear funding stream for the regeneration of flat complexes. Obviously, general funding is available for maintenance...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2024)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I understand.