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

Mr. Phelim Devine:

In terms of the budget, the €1.433 billion, that project ran over by about €5 million. In saying that, I think the overall outturn, including all the support, was about €82 million, off the top of my head. The Comptroller and Auditor General mentioned a value of €86 million. That was our direct cost for it, so that is €86 million. However, in terms of construction design team fees, Aspergillus works fees and everything, that is €82 million. With regard to the extra €5 million, part of that was additional investment, particularly in Tallaght. We had to put in new chillers, new condensers and do new road works, so there was also additional investment in the Tallaght site as part of the €5 million.