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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: The Minister in this case is the Minister for Health because he nominated Mr. Quinn.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: They were not put in place and Mr. Quinn never sought for them to be put in place.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Quinn never sought for additional mechanisms to be put in place for reporting. At any point, did he seek in his role to report the obvious escalations in cost to anybody? Did he make any effort with regard to these further arrangements or otherwise to highlight to whichever Minister what was going on?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: May 2018.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Until May 2018, Mr. Quinn was sitting on the board and the procurement subcommittee. He was appointed due to his expertise and experience. Before May, was it obvious to him from looking at everything that there would be a substantial cost escalation? With his experience, it must have been obvious enough.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I am only asking about Mr. Quinn.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Not yet.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I know. I find it unsatisfactory that somebody was appointed to a board based on his competency in procurement and it was not until about a year ago that it seems to have come to the fore. This was the first moment that it might have dawned on somebody with this competency that this might be a big problem. The information feed to the HSE and the Department of Health is fine but it seems...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Is there documentation regarding the basis of that agreement which identifies the rationale for buying over leasing?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Barry stated that buying is the normal approach. Is that the case in Ireland or worldwide?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Is it the case for hospitals?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Are the representatives confident that figure will cover the costs and a hospital of this size will be equipped for €87 million?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Can I ask a brief question as there is time?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: There was 95% cost certainty. Mr. Quinn was advised that it was within that. Was he advised by the design team? Did the people who fabricated the design advise the board, the main buyer, that everything was within the 95% certainty range?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: We are stuck for time. Who advised the board?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Did the board take the word of the people who underestimated at that point?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Yes. A 95% certainty was given but how far out was the board?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Can we have the maths on it as I would like to know how wrong the board was?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I welcome Mr. Reid and I wish him the best of luck in his job. His employment history demonstrates that he is a dedicated public servant. I hope he will deliver in his role for the people of Ireland. I agree with my colleague, Deputy Durkan, that many have failed in this same role before. I also believe we have political buy-in to the ten year Sláintecare plan. Some of us here sat...