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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Gunning is lucky I am out of time.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the witnesses for staying. As regards the €2 million per month, is it Mr. Gunning's best estimate that it will be ongoing until the completion of the programme?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: That will no be longer necessary.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: As regards the board, is there a board functioning now for Children's Hospital Ireland?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: How many are on the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: How often are they meeting?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: What about the interaction between that and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board? How often do they meet? What is the communication like there?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: What is the process?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: ----- and Ms Nugent has no concerns about that.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Let us move on to the Department and the oversight. That was another level that was put in because, obviously, notwithstanding all of these processes and procedures, it has not worked, notwithstanding its best efforts. An oversight body was then set up. I am taking this from the time it was set up, in 2013, to date. How is that functioning? If I get a chance, I would love to come back to...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Notwithstanding all of that architecture, there is no penalty for the builder when he or she does not deliver, as a result of a contract and difficulties that were identified way back in 2019 and before. The board is reporting to us that there is no penalty at all.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: If the developer delays and delays, he or she is paid anyway, eventually.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely, but if the contractor delays and then does it six months later, he or she is paid. There is no penalty for the delay.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I understand the three levers. They were there in the beginning in 2019 and it was to be terminated, but it was decided it would not be and here we are now. I hate the word "learning". Is there something wrong somewhere in the contract that there are no penalties?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and Children's Health Ireland: Discussion (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: So there is a whole process-----
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city; if the evaluation which was scheduled to take place in the first week of April has now concluded; the outcome of that evaluation; the timeline for the delivery of the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26175/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cuanta agus Céanna (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 83. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development an bhfuil an t-athbhreithniú ar an gcás gnó don obair atá beartaithe ar an gcé ar Inis Oírr críochnaithe; cad é an spriocdháta ó thaobh thús agus chríochnú an togra sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26329/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 105. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each of the policy measures detailed in the ‘Our Living Islands -Action Plan 2023-2026’; when the updated progress report will be published; to report on the April 2025 meeting of monitoring committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26332/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 111. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the consideration that has been given to the annual rollout of the LEADER food initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26330/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Calafoirt agus Céanna (22 May 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 118. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cad é stadás na hoibre atá beartaithe don dá ché ar Inis Meáin, an Córa agus Caladh Mór; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26328/25]