Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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When was a review commenced? It is clear that something had gone wrong. I know Ms Conroy does not accept that it is a catastrophic failure of management but this is the definition of a catastrophic failure of management. We appear to be spending an additional €1 billion for nothing. If a builder told anyone that it would no longer cost €400,000 to build a house but rather it would cost €1 million for the same house, the client would say "Stop" and start looking elsewhere. When was a review into how it had gone so badly wrong ordered?