Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a 20-year lease at €1.1 million per annum for the Smithfield office, which was signed in 2008. That is a significant amount of money for property at that time. The initial bank guarantee was introduced then. Is there an independent valuation for that rent? Looking at HIQA’s establishment costs, what seems unusual is that its service charges are nearly €100,000, security, €116,000, and refuse, €75,000. This brings just the building costs to over €1.5 million, which is significant for an organisation with such a turnover.