Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 May 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

9:30 am

Mr. David Gunning:

As we have already said, our leverage in that area is the application of liquidated damages which is a separate issue. The Deputy brought up penalties. Penalties are unenforceable in a contract, according to our legal advisers.