Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have already answered that question in response to a priority question. There are conditions in the Davy contract in terms of timelines and things to be fulfilled. The payment will be dependent on those being achieved. I have said I will give a full account of what is paid once the tendering process is completed by the middle of next year.

I have tried to exclude myself, so I have not discussed this process with An Post or anybody else. I should be at arms length from it. I simply want the design of it to be robust, want good value for the Irish taxpayer and want the process to give us money up-front in the short term and at a time when we are desperately short of capital to get people back to work in construction and to build a national children's hospital for the children of Ireland on which we can look back with pride not only in 20 years time but, hopefully, in 40 or 50 years time and say that this Dáil at this time did one magnificent thing, that is, to provide a flagship world-class hospital for the children of Ireland. That is important.

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