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Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: Where we are approaching this from is we have seen other major projects and the final cost after eight years is more than double what people were told it would be in the beginning. That is what makes them cross. People are told it will cost X, but it ends up costing Y. If they were told the final estimated cost based on the final estimated price at the end of the contract, they might take...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: The witnesses know where I am coming from. That is what makes the public cross, when they hear things have gone crazily over budget, whereas if the final cost by the time of completion could be explained, at least there would not be that level of argument. Everybody is well aware of what we are talking about when we say things such as that. We have completed our business for today. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: 765. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27545/25]

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: No apologies have been received. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. They are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: We will note that. I thank Deputy McCormack. As agreed at the first meeting of the committee, members are requested to send forward nominations for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach to the secretariat by 28 May. At our previous meeting, I suggested that the Leas-Chathaoirleach might come from the Opposition. Members from the Government parties are not excluded but I thought it was...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: When we draw up our work programme, as soon as is practicable, that item of correspondence will be taken into consideration. The next item on our agenda is a discussion with Department officials.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: The purpose of today’s meeting is to meet the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to discuss the steps involved from concept to commission of large-scale capital projects. He is the first witness before this committee, and, inevitably, we will have a lot to do with his Department in the work of this committee. I am pleased to welcome Mr....

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: You are okay. Keep going.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: Thank you, Mr. Moloney. I will call on speakers as they indicate but I will first ask a few direct questions myself. Mr. Moloney might not have the answers here today but he can forward them to us in writing. He mentioned it is a review that is taking place. Will it be an update or just a review of where we are at? Are new items going into it? Is it a review or an update?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: Mr. Moloney mentioned the Cabinet committee on infrastructure. If he has the list of which Departments are there, he might tell us, or if not, he can send that on to us.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: Okay. There is a new advisory group for projects over €200 million. How many of those are in the existing national development plan? How many projects in that category, over €200 million, are in the current plan?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: How many could it be?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: We will ask you to send on the list of the 60-----

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: Yes, because this committee and the public want to talk about specifics as well as all the other things about delivery and everything else. People will understand what we are talking about on this committee if they see the list of projects that are in the system. That might come along to us as well. The Department might also identify the ten largest of those 65 in the current plan that...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: I think Mr. Moloney is getting a feel for what we are looking for.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: As regards delivery, he will probably be aware of some of the other groups we are bringing in across the board to see where the timescales for some of the projects may be cut short in some of the areas. I am not talking about cutting corners, but sometimes things can be done in a different timescale than is happening at the moment. That is the gist of where we will be at - getting delivery....

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: That is that Cabinet group.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: Is health on that group?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Seán Fleming: As regards capital investment and the national development plan, how significant is the health capital expenditure? The Department might give us a feel on that.