David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I cannot accept that everything possible has been done given that under freedom of information, FOI, requests and information submitted to me, we found out that the Minister did not meet with the board for the entirety of 2022, or for the first and second quarters of 2023. He had informal conversations with representatives of the board, which is not acceptable given the seriousness of these issues. There is not a person outside this Chamber who has any confidence in this Government's ability to deliver this project on time and at cost. Nobody. The Government has completely lost control of it, as has the Minister, and given the seriousness of the issues he should be having regular meetings with the board. Even now, an updated programme has been submitted to the board despite the fact Oireachtas health committee members, who will meet next week, asked that we would get that programme when the board got it. We are all, the public and the Opposition, being kept in the dark. It is just incredible that we still cannot be told when the public will be informed of the new completion date and what that completion date will be.

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