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- 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)
Stephen Donnelly: I am sorry, I did not say I had confidence 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.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: If. I am not saying I have confidence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The Minister said “if they do” a number of things that he listed. That requires a considerable leap of faith. We have been in this same position for a number of years, namely, if BAM does various things, everything will be fine. What is the arrangement for monitoring that those commitments will be adhered to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is every day, on-site, by the board.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It is fine to say it but who is actually doing that and who is reporting on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The board. It is the people working for the board. They have project managers and quality assurance people on-site.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is there a schedule that needs to be met on a weekly basis to ensure those commitments are adhered to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: It would be very helpful if the Oireachtas committee, for the benefit of the public, got updates on that on a regular basis. Something like 14 months elapsed between our meeting with the board the last time and virtually no progress was made. Can the Department provide us with those updates, say, on a monthly basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: That would be good. I want to move away from the physical provision of the hospital to look at arrangements for the transition to a new, merged hospital and the proposals for the functioning and operation of that hospital. We know from an RTÉ report that the HSE commissioned a confidential report from KPMG on the preparedness of the different players to function properly in a major...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I do not have the exact date, but I would have seen it shortly after it was finished. I was involved in the decision to commission the report. I discussed it with Mr. Gloster, and with Mr. Watt. It was proper due diligence to identify what gaps might exist in commissioning. As the Deputy said-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: They are very significant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes, there were significant gaps. Mr. Lynch, Ms Conroy and CHI have been involved in responding to those recommendations. There is a dedicated transformation director and the programme is supported by Newpark Healthcare, the commissioning experts. As the Deputy said, this has not happened-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Newpark Healthcare is a company expert in commissioning. That is somewhat different to merging the existing entities of the three children's hospitals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Maybe, but certainly-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Commissioning is a physical thing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Well, it is more than that. The commissioning is all the physical aspects, but also involves moving one hospital or sometimes multiple hospitals into a new site. There is a national oversight group that has been-----