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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: I was not suggesting that. It was an inappropriate comment and it was not intentional.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: Was the board not concerned before this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: I echo the Minister's appreciation for the workforce. I think I speak for all of us who have been down there when I say that the employees, both from the board and the contractor, clearly have one aim in mind. They are very proud of their work. Deputy Kelly referred to the conciliator and confidence in the conciliator. I do not want to dwell on this matter. He is saying that David...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: There is agreement on the lack of confidence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: What happened there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: It cannot be changed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: We have already heard that BAM, the contractor, priced a particular change at €25 million and said it would take months to complete. It eventually cost €200,000 and was done in a matter of weeks. That was stated on the record of this committee. I share the view expressed by Deputy Cullinane about it being unseemly and unedifying. The public is aghast. However, there is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: I thank the Chair for that intervention. I am not suggesting anything more. We have heard from the board that claims made by BAM were not stood up by the conciliator or, when they were settled, were settled for a fraction of what BAM was seeking and they are now resolved. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: It amounts to a single-figure percentage of what was originally claimed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: I will come to Mr. Tierney with my last question and maybe this is a roundabout way of getting to the heart of some of the things that went on. We went to the new national maternity hospital and the Minister has mentioned a number of new hospital projects that are going to be undertaken under his stewardship, which I welcome. What are the significant lessons learned? What are the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
John Lahart: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance before the committee on this very important matter. The Minister will take away with him the fact that the committee remains acutely concerned about the issues arising from the development of the national children's hospital. We will be monitoring it closely. Having visited, we know that, in spite of everything we have said today,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: It seems that those numbers have dropped off from an earlier parliamentary question I asked. We are now talking about 98, which is the figure the group I met were spoken to about, whereas there was a plan for 101. Three classes have now dropped off. I would like to think everything will be done to make sure that is delivered because we are dealing with a lack of provision. I think the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are over time now, Deputy.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I also spoke to the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, about Shelagh National School, a primary school, to make sure it has contact. It is about building autism units already planned. That is another issue across the board.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We will be late starting the next session.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Anne Rabbitte: I will bring back the name of Shelagh National School to the Minister of State. The Deputy is a very strong advocate in this space. With the recruitment of the extra NCSEs - doubling numbers - I have no doubt there is provision for a new NCSE to look after the wee county of Louth to ensure there is proper capacity building in primary and post-primary. When you look at the numbers going...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: We need to see the school inclusion model across the board so parents can get therapies.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Thank you.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (9 Oct 2024)
Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (9 Oct 2024)
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