Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion

Mr. David Gunning:

I want to be sure I use the right words. A number of claims continue to be received. The moratorium applies to all the dispute processes that follow the receipt of claims. We still have claims. We now have more than 900 claims in total. That number has increased since we were last before the committee. We continue to receive claims. There are processes in place between ourselves and the contractor to deal with those claims. During the current moratorium, those claims are not going any further than being advised upon and submitted. They will be revised later on.