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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Richard Bruton: No, I am happy with the presentation. It was perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Apologies have been received from Senators Black and Hoey. The minutes of the committee's meetings of 24 and 25 September and 2 October have been circulated to members for consideration. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider issues relating to the development of the proposed national children's hospital with the Minister for Health. This follows the committee's recent meeting with representatives of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. I am pleased to welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. The Minister is accompanied by Mr. Derek...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Minister, you have about a minute and a half to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy should hold on and wait his turn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy has made that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Hold on. We are five minutes over time. I will go to Deputy Shortall.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: One of the questions I had concerning the commissioning is that we know not one room or space has been finished and signed off on. How, therefore, can the commissioning happen with that background? How can that happen when the rooms are clearly not finished? Last week, I asked about MRI machines, CT machines and other similarly very expensive machines. Will this aspect be prioritised in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: I thank Senator Conway. I will let Deputy Alan Kelly in now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: How long do I have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Crowe: Ten minutes for your questions and then the answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Minister and to the committee for facilitating me. I have a number of questions. I will direct the first to the Minister. I am one of these people who thinks there are two sides to every story. I have huge issues with BAM and how this was designed from day one. If we all went at it again we would not go at it the way it has been done. That is across politics and across...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: Yes, I get that. I will concentrate on this one in the limited time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: It would not be reasonable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: How many changes have there been since?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: There has been changes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: The Government has set aside €0.5 billion to finish off this project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: We know the standing conciliator has made big award towards BAM. What is the €0.5 billion for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: The Minister said before that not a penny more would be given. What is the €0.5 billion more for if it is not a penny more? The standing conciliator has made awards on a number of occasions, unfortunately for the taxpayer. What is that money for if the standing conciliator is making all these awards and the Minister is saying there is not a penny more? A standing conciliator is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Alan Kelly: Briefly, yes.