Results 22,161-22,180 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: I will pick up on the point made by the Chair about the legal costs. I am surprised Mr. Gunning does not have those figures.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Mr. Gunning might come back to me at the end because I am very short on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Okay, and does he have the costs to date this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Okay. Am I right is saying that the original construction cost was €910 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Yes, the construction cost.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: The board has spent to date €1.325 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: That is fine. I am looking for a breakdown of that expenditure to date. How much of that has been paid to the contractor?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: What was the original construction cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: It was €910 million. How much of that has been paid to the developer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: The vast bulk of that original cost has, therefore, already been paid to the contractor. Is that what Mr. Gunning is saying?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Okay, so the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: The inflation figure was €55 million-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Okay. Mr. Gunning is saying there is a go-slow and there is still a huge amount of work to be done. The contract price was €910 million and the board has paid the contractor-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Mr. Gunning said €830 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Okay. That is an indication of the vast sum yet to be paid for the construction cost.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Clearly, the original figure was way off the mark.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: Did Mr. Gunning say that the original cost for construction that was to be paid to the builder-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Róisín Shortall: -----was €910 million?