Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would like to come back to the main figures because there are a lot of numbers being thrown around. I ask the Chairman to request a like-for-like comparison from the board. There are lots of figures, some of which include VAT, while some do not. As I see it, there are four big chunks. Phase A involved the below ground work, decanting buildings, getting the site ready and laying the foundations. Phase B involves the building of the building. There is a third piece which involves the commissioning, IT and all of the rest. The fourth piece is tax, which is not terribly relevant because it is a percentage. Am I right in thinking the figure of €1.73 billion includes the cost of all of the construction works on the St. James's Hospital site, the satellite sites at Tallaght and Connolly hospital, commissioning, IT and all equipment at all of the sites, as well as all of the training required? Does it cover everything, or could we potentially meet up here in one or two years when the delegates will say, "Well, it did not include the extra €50 million for IT and the extra €50 million we needed to move the employees across"? Is every conceivable cost associated with opening the doors of the hospital included?