Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I understand that. From the point of view of this committee, confining the session to the construction site costs, underground, above ground and everything, and the figure of €1.433 billion will not be a full discussion of what we are here to talk about. Mr. Breslin, as Secretary General of the Department of Health, is now telling us there is another €300 million out there that is going to be part of this project. It is in respect of Children's Health Ireland, previously the Children's Hospital Group, which does the IT.

Has that €300 million gone through the same rigour as the €1.433 billion? Are we going to be told that €300 million will increase to €500 million? What other costs, not captured by Children's Health Ireland and the development board, may be needed to get this hospital fully operational? We feel we are being given bits of information. The €1.433 billion is only for some of the costs. We accept that. This other organisation, however, is also involved. This is our worry. Different groups are involved in different aspects of this project and it falls to Mr. Breslin, as the Secretary General, to pull the whole thing together. Will he give us the full breakdown of the €1.733 billion? I ask this question because the witnesses have been before the health committee for 11 hours of discussion. That is good.