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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The site was bought by Whitehall college.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It is one of that group.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: There is also a site.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It is a relatively new building.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It was built ten or 15 years ago.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: I am aware the Deputy must be careful in what he says. For the information of the committee, is it unsafe to use? Is that the problem?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Has the building been vandalised?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Have there been fires or anything like that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It is a modular building?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: All of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It is a very difficult situation. How much was spent on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: We will seek information as to who is in charge. I think it will be the ETB.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: We will follow up for that information and come back with it. No. R1790B is from Mr. Niall Cody, Commissioner, Office of the Revenue Commissioners, dated 9 March 2023, providing information requested by the committee arising from the meeting with Revenue on 8 December 2022. It is proposed to note and publish this item of correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. Deputy Munster flagged it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The other thing that is noted is that the transfer of the three hospitals to the site, including fit-out etc., will bring it up to €1.73 billion. That is the nearest we have seen to a final-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It states that additional costs in relation to the integration and transfer of services of the three children's hospitals to the new site brings the total programme costs - they are not saying budget, rather total costs - to €1.73 billion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: It does not say that, though. It only says "costs". That is the way it is worded in the letter. It is the first time I have seen any-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: The claims, any overrun, and inflation would obviously bring it higher.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: This is an issue we will revisit during the year, I am sure.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: Given that a lot of this will find itself across the river in the courts, we could be looking at any length of time up to a couple of years before something is sorted.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Brian Stanley: That is something no one has control over. However, if the budget is €1.73 billion at the moment and it is safe to say it will extend well beyond that by the time everything is wrapped up and completed and all claims are sorted, I think that is the point.