Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The contract for the national children's hospital contains a tender inflation clause, the first review of which is due to take place in August.

I do not know if Mr. Desmond can comment on that or even if he is aware of it but it is my belief it will be in August of this year. That is based on a 4% threshold for contractors. The threshold is running way above 4%, which means contractors can come back and look for additional funding, I presume from the hospital board, which requests, in turn, would have to go back to the Department of Health. Do Mr. Desmond have any idea of the likely figure if the contractors look for additional funding?