Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 December 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health

9:30 am

Mr. Robert Watt:

I do not know the energy usage of the building and I do not know about the other issue but I can come back to the committee on it. The Chairman has asked three questions about the claims vis-à-visthe design changes. There are disputes, as there tends to be in contracts, around whether claims are due to the fact that the design may have changed.

Of course, that will be disputed and there will be issues around that.

The second issue mentioned was energy usage. I am sure it is an energy-efficient building that is built to the highest possible specifications. The footprint is massive. It is four times the size of Tallaght Hospital, so I am sure there will be significant maintenance costs involved. I will come back to you, Chairman, on the specific questions on energy usage and maintenance.

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