Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion

9:30 am

Ms Eil?sh Hardiman:

CHI is engaging with some of the technical commissioning now. We are not waiting for us to be engaged at substantial completion. We are trying to work with the development board and what they can do with the contractor to see what we can achieve before substantial completion. We have a detailed plan. The key areas relate to the electronic healthcare record. That commenced in July. We have those on board and are in detailed planning. At the moment, we are saying it will be at least six months. That is our best estimate.