Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy said that every expert said this and every expert said that. In this project the experts were on the board. The experts were the staff. A decision was taken by Government, endorsed by this Oireachtas, to establish the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, a dedicated agency to deliver this project. The board is a who's who of experts at delivering projects such as this one, mostly people who have done major construction but many others who know about paediatrics and others who know about the legal aspects were put on it, such as people who delivered projects like the Aviva stadium and Dundrum Town Centre. These were the experts put in charge and these were the decisions they made as our agents but as Government we have to accept responsibility and be accountable for decisions made by our agents.

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