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- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Were there other costs involved, like consultancy or mediation services or external, outside services?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: You think the only costs involved in this process were legal fees? Were there other professional services engaged in any way?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Can anyone clarify that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Can we get clarification at a further point on that? It is important. The witnesses revealed over €100,000 for legal fees on one side, but it is important we get the full picture of the costs involved in that mediation and settlement process. Can we have agreement that we will get those figures?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Turning now to the new hospital, when the witnesses were here previously, they indicated that the handover between themselves and the development board was expected to be in September of this year, with operation likely to take place in June of 2026. Are we still on track for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: At this point we are of the same view and are hoping to start treating patients in June of 2026.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: I know that. That is not answering the question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: We are expecting that to come through.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: I thank all of the witnesses for bearing with us. I want to go back to CHI on the suggestions of a toxic work culture and the concerns raised about the emotional and physical well-being of some members of staff, and so on. How many individuals made bullying allegations during that process of engagement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Yes, it is probably for the previous CEO.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: How many staff raised concerns about bullying and inappropriate behaviour towards them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Was any disciplinary action taken against those?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: There was disciplinary action.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Without naming anyone, what forms of disciplinary action are we talking about?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: It is more like a reprimand.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: It is more issues being highlighted than anyone facing consequences.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: No-one lost employment or anything like that throughout the process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: Voluntarily.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: My time is tight. I return to CHI on the issues of the fees throughout the process of mediation and settlement with the former chief executive officer. I find it extraordinary that CHI is not in a position to give us some clarity about the legal fees on that. I want to give another opportunity. They were able to clarify the fees on behalf of the former chief executive, but we cannot...
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025) Séamus McGrath: We will get that information. I want to clarify that it is not just legal fees. It is also any other external services around mediation or professional services that were involved in that process. Can we clarify the overall cost on that? Deputy Geoghegan made reference to what was effectively in dispute and why it took so long. I do not think it just cost €120,000. It sounds as...