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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay, that is good.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay, I thank Mr. Barry. It was important to ask that question.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: I have stated that the board has not accepted any of these. I am not saying that just because a claim was submitted the board has to pay it. When Mr. Barry took over as chairman, what level of briefing did he get? He was really being given a poisoned chalice at that point. I know he appeared before the Joint Committee on Health to discuss his appointment. Following his appointment,...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Presumably one of the good reasons Mr. Barry was asked was because of his experience with the National Roads Authority.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: People have spoken about the importance of having the GMP. I put this question to Mr. Breslin or perhaps the representatives from the HSE. What is the close-out date for the GMP?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Approximately.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: That is my question. How or why did it move? We-----

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: The first sentence of the report states that it provides a look-back at the process up to the conclusion of the GMP on 1 November. Was there an earlier closing?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: This is a moveable feast.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are at 1 November here, the first paragraph of the report. The report itself was issued on 28 November, which clearly missed that deadline. We had the Mazars report on 17 December and it went to Cabinet before Christmas. I have heard that date was moved from 1 November to 1 February. It seems that the Department missed the 1 February date.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: No, it was moved forward from November to 1 February. That is the question I am asking. What was the final close-out date for the guaranteed maximum price?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: The Department missed it.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: On what date was that and to what date was it moved?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Exactly. It was definitely 1 February. Why did we have a mad rush in the ten days before Christmas when we had this report and the Mazars report and the commissioning of the other report? Did it have to be concluded before Christmas? Mr. Barry is indicating there was plenty of space in the new year to do it.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Send me a note on the exact actual date by which the Department had to give the contractor formal notice to proceed to phase B. It seems to have been early January. Give us that note because we do not have that date.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: The next question goes back to the process for the guaranteed maximum price. Part of the problem relates to how long it took to do that. The PwC report states the process commenced in October 2017. It goes on to say that the stage 2 detailed design was completed in March 2018. What work could the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board do on the guaranteed maximum price before the...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Looking at this, it seems the delay in completing this work is one of the problems.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: I do not think we have had this discussion before. Will Mr. Barry elaborate on the independent expert that was required to adjudicate? It is not clear in the brief. I have not heard this point being discussed before.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)

Seán Fleming: Who was the adjudicator? What firm was involved?