Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
1196. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of the business case made with respect to the new national children's hospital project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27246/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing completion of the tender evaluation process for the main hospital and satellite centres construction, the NPHDB updated the Final Project Brief and Definitive Business Case to incorporate the updated costs. The Final Project Brief builds on all of the work done for the project to date and is a concise description of the backdrop to, and strategic case for, the new children’s hospital and satellite centres programme, setting out its scope both in terms of the physical investment in buildings, equipment and ICT and with regard to how the new hospital and satellite centres will operate. It also sets out the project objectives and benefits, and provides an overview of other technical, administrative and financial information. Three documents inform the Final Project Brief:
- The Design Brief which describes the scope and scale of the buildings.
- The Definitive Business Case (DBC) which sets out a detailed financial analysis of the full costs of the new children’s hospital and satellite centres. The associated benefits of the programme are also considered in full in the DBC. The DBC presents the case for investing in the new children’s hospital and satellite centres programme including the investment in the capital element, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and an integration programme.
- The Programme Execution Plan which documents the programme delivery methodology for the capital, ICT and integration programmes.
On 26 April I announced that the Government has approved the investment required to enable the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board to award the construction contracts for the building of the main children’s hospital on the St James’s Hospital campus and the two Paediatric Outpatients and Urgent Care Centres on the Tallaght and Connolly Hospitals campuses.
The NPHDB is continuing to ensure that every stage of the project is delivered in accordance with national policy to optimal design and value for money, and along with the Children’s Hospital Group Board, continues to work closely with the HSE and my Department to deliver this much-needed world-class hospital.
