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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It was relatively recently, then, that we were still allowing BAM-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: BAM was still tendering for unique projects within this project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I am just pointing out that slightly amazing fact. Going back to the lower-level claims, Mr. Gunning was saying quite a large proportion were below €10,000 and BAM has refused to come to the table. He described how the board has offered a sum or some kind of agreement on that and BAM has refused to come to the table. I assume that even without that offer there would be a bundling...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is Mr. Gunning describing it as the contractor choosing not to settle on those lower-level claims because it provides evidence for its-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: -----larger claim.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: All right. That certainly helps BAM in the media. On the liquidated damages mentioned in the opening statement, we do not have a huge amount of information about what that is. Is it a pre-agreed sum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: And what is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Does Mr. Gunning mean €15 million by year, by month or what?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: In the context of €2.2 billion that is not a huge amount.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: All right, but the pre-estimate is agreed at the time of signing the contract, which is before you understand the inflation implications and the implications of delay. I understand the concept-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: -----of liquidated damages and am not arguing the board could have done anything different. I am just saying that in the context of €2.2 billion €15 million is a drop in the ocean.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, I thank the witnesses.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (25 Sep 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He has seen my frustration. This is exactly the same response I got last July when I submitted a parliamentary question on the matter. There has been no change. In fact, the reply is an awful lot shorter. It is almost an insult. The final sentence reads: "These lands are designed to retain overflow flood waters during periods of heavy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (25 Sep 2024)

Alan Dillon: I again thank the Deputy for raising the matter. I will refrain from reading the scripted closing statement. I agree with some of the points the Deputy made. He has a very strong argument in respect of the issue at hand. I will go back to the Minister and her officials on it. We need proper usage of State land when it comes to the provision of services. As already stated, we are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Flood Risk Management

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I am not sure if Deputy Buckley's colleague is going to turn up.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: He probably will turn up. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for attending. We are here again to raise issues relating to flooding in Midleton in east Cork. I acknowledge the work that has been done on the rivers and so on and so forth in the Moore's Bridge area. The engagements we have had with some of the Departments and Cork County Council have been exemplary, but I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the Deputy talking about IPP?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes. Lets be realists about how the long term flood mitigation plan is long term, but I wanted to flag that with the Minister of State because many people are worried they will not have enough money to even pay for those prevention measures. Gleann Fia is slightly different because of the timber-frame structures there. There were suggestions to the effect that the adjacent land be used,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputies for raising this important issue. My colleague Deputy Stanton is here as well. It is a major collective interest for the Deputies in the east Cork area. I know Deputy O'Connor is involved in the debate as well. To recap, I visited Midleton after Storm Babet. I am fully aware of the impact that this event and other flooding events in the town and elsewhere in east...