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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: That equipment would be very sensitive to moisture and we know it would be very easy to disrupt computers and electrical mechanisms. I saw photographs in recent days of some of the equipment that is being fitted to control the windows which was left out in the rain. I saw photographs where the equipment is damaged, and there is rust and water marks on the equipment. Has Mr. Devine seen that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I know they are all installed. I will come to that in a minute. Is it correct to say that? My information, which is fairly reliable, is that despite the fact they were damaged - the people who were installing them may or may not have had any control over this - when people pointed out that there might be issues, they were told to install them anyway. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I am reliably informed that they were outdoors. I have seen the photographs, including of the damage done to them. I am also reliably informed that the people installing them pointed this out but were told to go ahead anyway.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I am also informed that there could be capacity issues in the overall system. Has anything like that been brought to the board’s attention?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: In the overall capacity of the mechanisms controlling the windows.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: This information is second-hand.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Would it have serious consequences for the project’s snagging and final completion?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I wish to ask about the snagging. Regardless of the project, be it building a house or something else, there is a snagging time, a warranty time and a bond.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: What is the snagging time on this project?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: And if it goes beyond that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I understand. That is acceptable. At 18 months, the period to address any problems that arise is fairly long. We discussed the levers. Mr. Gunning mentioned several times that the board is using all of the levers to keep the contractor’s feet to the fire, for want of a better term, and ensure that work is done properly. To date, however, the levers available to the board have...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: How much?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I am concerned about this. In the contract that the Department and the OGP oversaw, is it correct to say that there is only retention of €2.5 million?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is there a risk that the contractor might see that amount as small change, given the scale of this project?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Does Mr. Devine agree that that is a weak lever, given the history of this project? There has been insufficient capacity, there have not been enough people on site, there have been delays and there is an absence of a programme to bring it to completion. Each time the board has appeared before us, questions have been raised about the work programme. That programme would show what stages...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: But the €2.5 million might not be keeping the contractor awake at night, given the scale of the project.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Has the contractor indicated to the board when it will have the work programme? Mr. Gunning stated that there was a conversation on this matter in the past week. Before attending this meeting, the witnesses would have tried to get as much information on dates and so forth as they could and be briefed on what was happening. Has the contractor indicated when it will have the work programme?...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Has the contractor even suggested a date or timeline? Will it be two months or three months?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Please do. There was a substantial completion date of August 2022, but that is history now. We are now in May 2024, and not only do we not have a firm date for substantial completion, never mind dates for commissioning and operation, but we do not have a plan or programme – call it what you like – from the builder setting out when that first date might be. The builder has not...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (30 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I take it that Mr. Gunning spoke to senior people in BAM in the past week.