Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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I confirm I am in Leinster House. I wish Senator Hoey the best. I read in a newspaper last week that she is due to be married next week. We do not always meet face to face and have been meeting virtually for months. I wish her the very best from all of us.

I have a number of questions. I am glad Mr. Gunning has come back with some live data on claims. In these meetings we ask for such information, as the witnesses know from the previous meeting. This is not personal. Taxpayers' money is involved and we as politicians are trying to hold projects to public account. That is information we need to have on an ongoing basis ready to hand so that there are no barriers to information being disseminated at these meetings.

There are two timeframes in the witness statements. One is a 14-month target. Do I understand that to be the build target? Is 2024 the target for the hospital to be fully operational?