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
Ms Eil?sh Hardiman:
There is very little, to be quite honest. We are trying to do as much work as possible with the development board on as many of these issues as we can before substantial completion, subject to the board's discussions with the contractor. We are trying to predict as much as possible as early as possible and to deal with things as early as possible to allow us to succeed. The further planning we are to do over the coming months will give us greater certainty and security about that so we will probably be in a better position in that regard later on. This is complex. There are a lot of parts that need to fall in line. We are committed to doing it as fast as we can but the current estimate is for at least six months. As we move into next year, we will have a greater understanding of what the detailed planning will be able to tell us.
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