Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion

Mr. David Gunning:

Claims are a fact of life on a large project. What I take confidence from is that we have a process for dealing with claims. We are doing well in defending those claims. They are, as I say, a fact of life. We are doing everything we can to defend those claims and mitigate any cost increase.

The biggest source of cost growth on this project, however, is delay. The primary focus, as I said, for all of us is in getting the hospital done as soon as possible. Trying to secure the December 2023 delivery is our highest priority right now.