Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

Mr. Tom Costello:

Absolutely. To go back to the discussion we had with Deputy Durkan, the market is inflationary. Given the amount of ongoing work, there is pressure on contractors to get tradesmen. There is an industry rate but in order to get work done, one must pay the cost. All of that risk now goes on the contractors. If the electrical contractor falls behind and needs 450 electricians and apprentices rather than 400, it would be at a major risk of penalty if there was an overrun.

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