Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Public Accounts Committee

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. David Gunning:

I thank the Chairman for his questions. We have given the committee good information on the timeline and where things are currently at, and our intention to deliver on that. I am happy to provide a narrative around the costs. To me, the issue here is really back to the timeline and is about eliminating delay. The more delay we can eliminate, the better we can manage the cost situation. We are absolutely focused on this. As I mentioned, we report this on a monthly basis. We are not short of scrutiny or detail in terms of the way the development board is delivering this, and delivering it in a way that is eliminating and reducing the cost for the taxpayer.