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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: How did you determine to whom you would speak and to whom you would not speak?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It could have informed them better, could it not? This is particularly the case, given that they had expressed concern at the previous meeting. Did you think to ring Mr. Breslin to say he should put the meeting back by a week? As it had been on the cards since 2007, I am sure another week or two would not have mattered.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: To whom were penalties payable?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: There was no contract. The contract was for phase A.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: I do not understand the time pressures. You were on the hook for phase A, but phase B was only an option. As you made a recommendation to go ahead, how would a penalty have accrued to the State because you did not take a decision quickly enough based on a recommendation that had been made?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Does that not indicate that the decision had to be in the affirmative on behalf of the contractor, after which penalties might then have accrued?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Then what is the issue? You could have got back to them and told them that the answer was "No" and that you were not going with them.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: What were the time pressures? Did the contract state BAM had to be informed by 17 December or there would be a penalty?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: What was that date?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: We still have 12 days, if not more. The meeting was held on 16 December and a decision was needed by 1 January.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: On 16 November.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: What was the problem in having a steering group meeting? Why could you have not delayed it? There was still plenty of time before the end of December.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Peculiarly, despite the governance structure we put in place in order that the whole process would be completed in the best possible way to save money for the taxpayer, there was no time for a meeting. What do we need a steering group for? It only meets when required and there is time.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It is a big issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: It is worth €800 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: We did this without having a meeting of the steering group, despite the fact that it had stated a meeting would be required.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: That is not stated in the minutes, funnily enough. They do not state "if time allows".
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: BAM was the applicant in nine litigation cases involving State agencies. Did this come into the considerations of the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Was there anything in it about whether a company was suing an arm of the State or had other issues?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)
Marc MacSharry: Would it be prudent in the future to check to see if a company had any form in going to court after the fact? Can we look forward to litigation against us when this contract is finished?