Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Chairperson Designate

Photo of Margaret Murphy O'MahonyMargaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Barry is welcome. I thank him for coming in and I wish him luck in his role. It is not an easy one but as they say, no better man for the job. Much of what I wanted to ask and comment on has been dealt with by previous speakers but I have two questions. I realise Mr. Barry is responsible for the build aspect, as he said earlier. He said that things would not be significantly different if they had been done properly, for the want of a better word, in terms of tendering and so on. Was this entire process an underestimation of the costs rather than an overspend and, if so, how does Mr. Barry believe it happened?

We all agree this project got off to a bad start in terms of the overspend, despite everybody believing the hospital is needed and wishing the project well. The answer to this question may not come under his remit but how does he believe public perception can be changed?

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