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- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: What was the total cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: It was not just the centre itself.
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report, there were internal control disclosures in 2021 for CHI amounting to €2.2 million because it did not follow procurement guidelines. That included the external laboratory testing facility management, ICT, recruitment, medical consumables and professional services. From that period until now, what has changed and how did it...
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Is Mr. Flanagan saying those systems and policies were not in place for 2021 and they have been strengthened?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Is Children's Health Ireland, CHI, applying them across the board now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Okay. Obviously it stands out in the financial statement. From CHI's financial statement, page 20 of the annual report states that €77,000 in respect of request for settlement of private insurance invoices was rejected by the insurance company. Who wants to take that and what was the issue there?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Are the processes changed somewhat to try to minimise that rejection of invoices?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: The reason I ask is it will be a bigger challenge with the bigger entity. Mr. Flanagan mentioned complex claims. I presume it will be a more challenging issue for the bigger hospital.
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: That is a fair point. I only have two minutes left. In terms of the recommendations from the PwC report of April 2019, there were 11 recommendations made. Specifically, the report states: The Guaranteed Maximum Price established through the two-stage tender process does not provide a contractual ceiling on cost and significant residual risks remain of further cost escalation. A primary...
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Every single one?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I just wanted to clarify that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Sorry, yes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Tierney for that. Finally, in terms of the special purpose body established in 2007 that Mr. Gunning leads, sticking with Mr. Gunning's projected timeline of October 2024, if that is happening, what happens to the special purpose vehicle? Does it continue on for 12 months or 24 months? What is the timeline attached to the special purpose vehicle?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: If Mr. Gunning were to hit the ambitious October 2024 target, is it 12 months, 24 months or does it depend on the work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Discussion (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Gunning for that and I thank the Chair.
- Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Maybe I will continue the trend of listing out clubs. It is important we discuss the continued Government investment in sports facilities throughout Ireland. Before I do, however, I want to put on record my appreciation for the Irish rugby team and their efforts in the Rugby World Cup. Obviously, we all wish they had succeeded further and they do too but I thank, in particular, the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome Mr. Owens and Mr. Judge and thank them for their attendance. Some of the questions I want to ask may have been touched on, so forgive me if that is the case. Some of my questions relate to the opening statement. How many staff are working in the climate unit in the Department and has that number been increased over the past few years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: There is a lot of multidepartmental work. Obviously, there are several strands and threads of climate running through all Departments now. What I am trying to establish is the growth of the unit in the five years since it was set up. When the unit was in its infancy, how many staff worked in it? Was it two or three?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)
Cormac Devlin: Is it fair to say now that the focus and remit of the unit is more climate-oriented and that the staffing level has increased?