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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Mazars's internal audit service was to close out the review of the guaranteed maximum price in November 2018. The review of business continuity and disaster recovery, which is an aptly titled document, is from Mazars. Where else did Mazars say something?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Very good. Mr. Barry can imagine where we are coming from in terms of board competency. Honestly, I do not wish to be critical at all. I will come back to the Department in regard to what this is going to cost. We are up at €1.7 billion at the moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: To take the focus off Mr. Barry for a while, I make the point to Mr. Breslin that we are up at that price and it does not include an educational and research centre.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What does it include?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I know all that but I want to know about what is additional. It builds a hospital. Does it equip it completely with everything besides the basic beds?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What does equipping mean? Does it include all of the ICT?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I have the list.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That reminds me of what was written down. What was the price that was written down on the previous debacle?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Some €35 million was written off. What is not included? I am confused at this stage with the Secretaries General, for whom I have the greatest respect, as to what the final cost is. I think we had somebody before us who could not answer in regard to a cost of €2 billion. What does that list not include?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand all of those and they should all have been identified before. That is what the report is telling us, namely, they were not identified and there is an optimism bias, and all of this other lovely language that led to huge increases in cost. My question to Mr. Breslin is this. What figure has the Department for a hospital that will be up and running, in addition to what Mr....
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is all.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: There is nothing else. Therefore, any additional price to the €1.7 billion will be to do with what is built in to deal with optimism bias, risks and various-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: However, everything else is included.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is the accommodation for the families of children included?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Ronald McDonald is going to provide accommodation for the families of sick children.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is lovely. It is very reassuring that we are spending almost €2 billion of taxpayers' money and we are going to rely on Ronald McDonald.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is my own personal view and I will stick to the facts. However, it certainly does not help me to think that Ronald McDonald is going to provide accommodation. Will Mr. Breslin explain to me what the State is providing for accommodation?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Please listen to me. We are not going to deal with the wonders of the hospital. I am asking Mr. Breslin what-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I have no difficulty with that. I am a mother. I am sure the health committee will tease it out more. My job is to tease out what the State is paying for accommodation, along with Ronald McDonald.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: What will the State be paying? What is ring-fenced for accommodation?