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:

I know. Just to be clear, however, penalties are unenforceable in a legal sense. Again, our legal advice is very clear on that. That is the lever in the contract regarding compliance with the date. Under the contract, the contractor is required to make regular and diligent progress to deliver the project in the earliest possible timeframe. That is what is required. That is in the public works contract, which is what we are implementing.