Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have one last question for Mr. Tierney. When it comes to this capital project, it has had a huge impact. The learnings are massive and we have been conditioned, in that everybody was not here at the beginning of it and all of that. No one can tell me, because I have seen it on the ground in my own area, that this has not had a major impact on other projects not happening. I know the word "profile". A lot of projects do not ever disappear. It is like the roads projects with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. They do not disappear, they just get profiled. I am also seeing that with primary care centres, public nursing homes and other projects. Will he provide a list of changes to the approved capital plan?

Incidentally, the capital plan is managed by the HSE. The Minister cannot direct any project to be funded in any way, shape or form. It would be a resigning matter, under the Act, if he did. Will Mr. Tierney provide us with all changes that have been made in relation to the capital plan over the past three years, based on the fact that this project has overrun?

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