Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
9:30 am
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That is a different matter.
I want to come to the rooms because it seems extraordinary that the board is essentially saying not one room is complete to standard. With all of the issues, cost overruns and completion dates that have come and gone, I find it hard to explain to people that we have 3,100 rooms which the contractor is saying are complete but the board is saying are not complete to the appropriate standard. Perhaps Mr. Devine can answer this question. When the board says the rooms are not completed to the appropriate standard, what do we mean by this? Are we speaking about simple snagging? It strikes people as incredible that not one space or one room is complete. What does this mean? People want it explained because they cannot get their head around it when they see the building. Will Mr. Devine explain what is meant by them not being up to the appropriate standard?
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