David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not say this often, but Mr. Tierney has given us a very impressive articulation of what is going to happen in the hospital. I thank him for that. I will return to the issue of the claims and seek more clarification from Mr. Gunning. Before that, however, the only date referred to in the opening statement is given in the context where it is said it is hoped to achieve substantial completion, or that at least the contractor has signalled that it hopes there will be substantial completion, by March 2024, with a hand over then to CHI. I would imagine, then, that it is anticipated that the hand over to CHI will happen sometime in mid-2024. Is this the timeframe we are working towards?

I know there is a period of commissioning but in terms of the handover, are we talking about 2024?