Vol. 429 No. 4
133 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health when he intends to establish a board in view of the concern expressed in relation to the protection of the ethos of the Adelaide Hospital, Dublin 8 in the proposed hospital at Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement as to the way in which he intends to ensure the protection of the ethos of the hospital.
I wish to confirm as already stated clearly in the Programme for a Partnership Government 1993-1997 that the ethos and traditions of the Adelaide Hospital will be fully protected in the new Tallaght Hospital.
At meetings with the Meath, Adelaide and National Children's Hospitals, I informed the hospitals that Professor David Kennedy and Mr. David Kingston had agreed to act as facilitators with regard to an agreement between the three hospitals on the Board structure and management for the new hospital. I asked for this work to be completed by June of this year. All three hospitals agreed and this process is now underway.
I am confident that with the necessary goodwill and co-operation on all sides it will be possible to reach an agreement which fully protects the interests of all parties.
