Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 May 2025

Public Accounts Committee

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

2:00 am

Mr. David Gunning:

As the Deputy is aware, when it happens is a ministerial decision. However, when would it be logical to do so? Perhaps I might suggest what we have discussed with the HSE, for example, because when we disappear, all the intellectual property and warranties have to be transferred to someone and, under the Act, they are transferred to the Health Service Executive. The realistic thing is that the end of the warranty defects period is 18 months after substantial completion. It should be some time after that. The Minister will obviously decide, but we will already be winding down the development board. Staffing will already be winding down once we hit substantial completion.

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