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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Are they separate?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: In terms of the main phase B for the construction of the hospital, how many contractors tendered for the phase B work on the site at St. James's?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: For phase B.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: There was one tender. The statement provided by Mr. Pollock indicates that BAM completed phase A. It states, "we had the option to complete the Phase A Basement, stop all works and retender the Phase B above ground works." Phase B is by far the more substantial portion of the works. The groundworks account for €100 million of the project cost. Phase B is the larger element of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: For phase A.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Exactly.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The contract indicated that cost of construction of phases A and B would be €1 billion. Phase A, which accounts for approximately 10% of the contract, was the only aspect for which a detailed design was done.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The detailed design for phase B, which accounted 90% of the job, was not completed when the contract for the full project was awarded. It is very simple. It was open to a contractor to get on site to do phase A, which accounts for 10% of the job, knowing that it had landed the entire contract and that the board had no bargaining position because a detailed design had not been done. It...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I will allow the Deputy to do so when I have finished speaking. No detailed design was completed for phase B, which accounts for 90% of the job - a sum of €800 million or €900 million - prior to the award of that contract. The only specific thing on which contractors could bid was the first 10% of the work, relating to underground works. Once the contractor had its foot in on...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I will take the point of order.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: There is a point of order but I have stated------
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I will finish on this. I am going through this in such detail because there have been 11 hours of debate on the matter at three Oireachtas committees. I want to put the big picture in place before people become totally confused. I will call Deputy Kelly but, first, Mr. Costello wishes to comment briefly.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I am going to have to move on. The Deputy will get a second chance before the vote.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Deputy will get a chance before the vote. There are other Deputies to come in.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Deputy will get a second chance before the vote but I am moving on.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We have to move on to Deputies Cassells, Cullinane, Catherine Murphy, Connolly and MacSharry. Deputy Kelly will be allowed back in.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Kelly will get back in before the vote. Everyone else wants to get in. We have been asked to stick to the time and Deputy Kelly will get a second go before the vote. Deputy Cassells has 15 minutes because other members have asked to be strict on time this morning and everyone will get back in a second time.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Deputy has to be fair. If he has a question about the then Minister's words, there is only one person who can answer it.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I know, but-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I know that. The Deputy is referring to any Minister.