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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: Can I-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Devine is going to take up all of my time, I am afraid. That is the only reason I am-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: Effectively, it is what I said. It is an increase of 63% in the design costs. Is that accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is just fact and it is what it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I believe the correlation I outlined is accurate. I asked my next question last week and I hope Mr. Barry has had a week to reflect on it because transparency is an issue. The board is changing and that is fair enough. Fair play to anybody who is volunteering for this job, as I said on the that occasion. I thank them because it is not an easy role to jump into. In fairness to Mr. Barry...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am not asking Mr. Barry to making a comment about any individual.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am asking him a very simple question. Is the board strengthened or weakened? Mr. Barry is a skilled person who has been in front of committees for years. He is one of the best people I have ever seen for coming in front of committees and answering questions, to be fair to him. This is a very specific question that I am asking and the country is watching. Is the board strengthened or...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: By the way, the Government said publicly in the past that the reason the role was on the board was specifically because it needed to be and it was a good idea.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: This is about the seventh or eighth time. I am not asking Mr. Barry to do that. It is a very simple question. If he does not want to answer, that is fine. Well, it is not fine but I will accept Mr. Barry does not want to answer it. Is the board strengthened or weakened by the fact the role is no longer part of it? It is a pretty basic question.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I do not know what to say to that, to be honest.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Barry is not answering the question and we will move on.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: The Chairman is always fair to him.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am not asking him to do that.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am not asking him to make any comment. In fairness, the Government made a decision that this specific role should be part of the board and it is no longer part of the board. Is the board weakened or strengthened by this? It is a pretty basic question. It is not being answered. We will move on.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: Even though he has.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I will move on because, in fairness, we have washed that. With regard to the hospital, the services being brought in and the cabling and mechanical works, has there been any change in the design of the corridors or rooms in the very recent past with regard to mechanical or electrical works?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am finishing up. I have a few quick questions.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: Very well.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: In Mr. Sullivan's opinion there will not be a single capital project in the whole of Ireland in the next five years whose timeline will be impacted in any way by the national children's hospital. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2018 (5 Dec 2019)
Alan Kelly: At this moment in time-----