Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 May 2021
663. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when his Department will finalise and publish its assessment of the revised budget and timelines regarding the construction of the new national children’s hospital. [23253/21]
View answer664. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the detailed analysis compiled by the National Paediatric Health Development Board regarding the national children’s hospital which was submitted to his Department in early February 2021. [23254/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 664 together.
The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital.
The NPHDB has, at my request, undertaken a review of the project. The Board and the Department are nearing the finalisation of this review. This additional scrutiny will provide the appropriate assurances to Government that there has been a robust analysis of the way forward, to ensure the delivery of a world class children's hospital.
Following the completion of this review, expected in the coming weeks, an update on the position will be provided to the relevant stakeholders.
It is important that these established governance processes put in place are respected, so as not to have a potentially detrimental effect on the future delivery of this project or undermine the role of the Board in its ongoing engagement with the main contractor and its work more generally.
