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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Are they not part of this process or is it planned to expand this process?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Initially. Okay. I suppose the logic would say that the 1,757 letters that have been issued could run into many thousands if and when-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: I have already mentioned surgeon A. It has now been established that this person was the primary individual in respect of the HIQA report and was also involved in the Nayagam review. I am not sure whether there are others. We might get information on that, if possible, and how broad the terms of reference were. It has been established that surgeon A was a central figure in that review....
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Does this involve surgeon A solely?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Would it be safe to say that this audit is centrally revolved around the practices of surgeon A or does it involve other surgeons that carried out operations?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Not predominantly, but it does include surgeon A-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: -----who has been out on garden leave since 2023. Was surgeon A employed back as far as 2010?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: I thank the witnesses for that. It is pretty damning. It is critical that children and their families be key to all of this. The quicker that families can be engaged with, the better. The witnesses have outlined some of the measures in the action plan for families that have received those letters. For the record, will the witnesses say again what the process is if a family has received a...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: If families want a second opinion, is that something that will be provided by CHI or independently?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: My final question relates to the ex-CEO. I find it astonishing that this individual has been moved into a position. A number of members made reference to a position that was created to suit the individual. Was there a job description before that appointment? Was there an active process around filling an identified need within the organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: There was no process-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: There was no need identified prior to this appointment.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: I appreciate that. Those are all the questions I have for now. I am conscious of the time. I know members are anxious, if possible, to try to ask supplementary questions, but I put the questions to our witnesses in the first instance because I know some of them are under time pressure. If our witnesses are available to hold on for another half an hour or thereabouts, we will restrict the...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Of course you may. We will suspend for five minutes, if that is acceptable.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: We will try to keep the questions for this round to three minutes. I am aware that a number of Deputies have given their apologies. We will try to move along quickly. We will now open the discussion to our first speaker, Deputy Neville.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Deputy McAuliffe is not here. I call Deputy McGrath.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: I have a couple of concluding questions. On the implications for missing the fifteenth revised timeline, are there any financial consequences for missing that deadline? It was referenced in real terms. Mr. Gunning made reference to the three levers that are open to the development board but what are the financial consequences, if any, for the missing the latest timeline?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: I appreciate that. The 16 top claims that Mr. Gunning referenced equate to approximately €800 million. Can we get a note on the breakdown of what the cost is of each of those 16 claims - I am not looking for specific detail - and whether any of those subject to the High Court proceedings to which he alluded?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: None of those 16-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
John Brady: Mr. Gunning will provide that note. I would appreciate that. To go back to surgeon A, one of the most damning statements I have heard today is that this individual is responsible across all of those reviews. I wish to get a little more detail. What is the nature of that individual's contract? It was stated that he is out on leave since late 2023 in receipt of full salary. What is that...