Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have two quick questions and a comment. The Galway city ring road project is with An Bord Pleanála and the Secretary General does not need to comment on it. The document states the project is at "detailed appraisal stage". What does that mean? Is that appraisal being done by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?

What role, if any, does the National Development Finance Agency have in the national children's hospital?

Example from the top is extremely important as is accountability. I refer to two operating theatres in Galway. The Secretary General may ask what this has to do with anything. However, it comes down to accountability. Two operating theatres went out of action in 2017. We have been waiting for a year and three months for procurement. We were told that contracts were exchanged in February 2018. We are in March 2019 and we are informed that contracts are still being exchanged. The language and accountability at this level is not acceptable. We in Galway are left being told in February 2018 contracts had gone out to be signed and in 2019 we are told that they were not contracts but letters of offer and all sorts of waffle. I do not expect the Secretary General to comment on that, but I expect an answer on the other two.