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
Mr. David Gunning:
Absolutely. Of all claims, 1,937 have substantiation. Therefore, we know what the money dimension is. I just want to jump to an explanation here. Where is the money in all of this? There are 17 claims that account for 82% of the €769 million. There are 17 big claims, just to be clear. We have claims for values in excess of €100 million and then claims right down, as Mr. Devine said. The materiality here is €500 under the public works contract. Therefore, the contractor can claim for €501. However, the money is in extensions of time where the contractor is saying the project has been extended and that time is our responsibility. It is holding us responsible. It says it is our responsibility that happened.
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