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 Deputy Murphy. I will provide a commentary on that. We are in a phase currently where we are attempting to be co-operative and collaborative with the contractor with a view to securing a date that all parties believe is deliverable. We are currently focused on 23 December as a substantial completion date. That is one aspect of the interaction. At the same time, we are defending the claims and we must do all this, obviously, in line with the contract that is in place. It is practically a standard public works contract.