Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Earlier this morning at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks, we heard from representatives of National Broadband Ireland that they anticipate its contract with the State will not only come in on time but below cost. That information should frame what I want to say in the next few moments.

Mr. Gunning said in his contribution that the board last appeared before this committee last November and stated at the time that there was a four-month lag with the project. After Covid and the coming months, what is the completion date for the hospital? Will he give us an indicative timeframe for completion? Will completion be on a phased basis or will the project open and be able to function as an entire hospital at a certain point?