Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 February 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting

9:30 am

Mr. Robert Watt:

I do not think the design elements, which are spectacular, will in any way offset its functionality as a children's hospital. It will provide a fantastic service into the future. There are elements of it that are wonderful in terms of functionality. The question for the State is on the trade-off between cost, delivery and something that is iconic. It is an iconic building, but that is an issue for the State. One could build something cheaper but it would not be as iconic. Of course, that is a wider challenge about-----