Results 21-40 of 1,035,046 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh OR speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire OR speaker:Catherine Murphy) in 'Committee meetings'
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Which will cost time and money, as all of these things do. The last time Mr. Gunning was with us, he was quite sanguine about the number of contractors on site and the substantial completion date we had been given at that time, which has slipped as of this morning. He felt that, through robust engagement with the contractors, he was seeing enough boots on the ground to make that timeline...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Regarding when Mr. Gunning was supplied this, I assume that in preparation for his appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts today, he engaged with the contractors and told them, “We will be answerable to the Oireachtas; please give us updated substantial completion dates,” or whatever it is. When did that process happen? Where my question is going with this is there...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: When was that most recent information provided to Mr. Gunning?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am stating the obvious but it becomes clear that the relationship between the development board and the contractor is not the one that we would hope for, whereby Mr. Gunning could pick up the phone to somebody and say, “How are you there, Tom? How are things going? What is the latest?” Of course, it has to be a formalised process because of the amount of money we are...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Good. That is better than what was existing in my head, so I am glad Mr. Gunning clarified it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: I go back to the issue of substantial completion. At the engagement last time, the board could not get a date for substantial completion. Was funding actually withheld at that stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: But it did not actually withhold.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: We are back at the same point again. It is kind of Groundhog Day-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: -----and it is threatening to withhold. Is the board actually threatening to withhold?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: How long with this process take?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Will it be "threaten to withhold", or "withhold"? It is "fool me once", you know.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: It seems to me the contract is all one way. Now, the NPHDB did not write the contract-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: It just appears to me to be all one way, and it is not on the public side. Mr. Gunning said there were 1,150 people turning up for work. How many should be turning up for work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: How many?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: It is irrelevant if we do not put the numbers on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: There is 40%. We can add 40% on to the 1,150.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Resources being people.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Is CHI included in any of the contingency?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Is it all included, to the best of Mr. Gunning's knowledge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)
Catherine Murphy: Maybe the Department will answer that, because it would have released the €512 million. Is CHI included in that?