Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As I said earlier, the organisations are in a dilemma and a precarious situation. I have to ask one more question. Why have we gone so late into the year with the negotiations? This topic came up at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts on the national children's hospital last January. Some other colleagues raised the matter. Why is TII waiting until now to have the negotiations? I am led to believe that there was stalling on the project. The issues arose back at the beginning of January. Why is it only now that we are at the negotiations stage? I imagine that can be answered.