Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I note Mr. Parlon was at pains regarding tender value a few minutes ago. The Department of Health wrote to this committee a couple of weeks ago regarding concerns we had about the new national children's hospital and the manner in which that budget has grown. The Department is saying that building cost inflation on that project is 9%. What was building cost inflation between 2002 and 2007 and what does Mr. Parlon think it would be were we to start ramping up expenditure? Would we end up in a situation where much of the extra expenditure and capital went on inflation?