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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: To clarify, the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies states that a body "should not enter into confidentiality agreements which preclude it from disclosing details." A protocol is in place. It is contained in section 8.4, entitled "Oversight Agreements". From the other perspective, given the issues we have had from the children's perspectives and the letters that were...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Notwithstanding the difficulties with the families and everything else to be gone through, has Ms Nugent looked at the implications across all spectrums and, as this is the public accounts committee, from a financial perspective as well?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I was not quite expecting to get back to it, but at the same time I have been racking my brains. There is quite a bit to go through. I am not sure whether my first question is for Mr. Devine or Mr. Gunning. How much has been paid directly to the primary contractor to date?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Some €900 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: About a billion euro?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Around a billion euro. So only 2% or whatever outstanding in accounts receivable.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: As regards the overrun itself, how much is related to spending on the NPHDB’s own administration design team and business services team?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: The delta between €980 million and €1.88 billion.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: On the overrun.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: How many years?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I am talking about the complete overrun on, say, the €900 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Perfect. Could Ms Nugent clarify whether surgeon A took voluntary leave or was told to take it? There is a big difference between the two.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Sorry?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Ms Nugent did use the phrase “voluntary leave”. We can take it that he is on leave but we do not know if it is voluntary or not.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Ms Nugent just has to clarify that he is not necessarily on voluntary leave. I want to check back in on the report. Ms Nugent has said it is coming out. Could she confirm that it was not held back because she was coming here today?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: I just do not want it coming out tomorrow, Monday or later next week and then-----

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: It might just be a coincidence, unfortunately.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: Does it trust the timelines BAM has put in place?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's efforts to further reduce the burden on families who have to pay for their children's further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (22 May 2025)

Joe Neville: 113. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish a comprehensive plan to expand the remit of Connected Hubs to unlock new opportunities in rural communities in areas such as e-health and online learning; his plans to utilise the hub network as an incubation space for local entrepreneurs and start-ups; if he has had any engagement with the State’s...