Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 31 January 2019

Public Accounts Committee

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017

9:00 am

Mr. Jim Breslin:

I am going to try to help. The Minister may approve something, but a contractual commitment involves the HSE and the supplier entering into a contract. The first priority is those projects to which we are committed contractually, then we will look at the priorities. The Minister will be able to tell the HSE what those priorities are and to make sure that the top priorities are delivered. Even with the €50 million increase for the children's hospital, there is a significant increase in the HSE's capital budget this year. There is a total increase of €130 million. We will be looking at all of the priorities-----