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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: Where are we with the €300 million figure in relation to CHI?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: We do not know of any of the money been used. Perhaps Mr. Tierney can respond.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: Does Mr. Tierney expect the €300 million to do what it was set out to do and no more?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: That is not what I am asking Mr. Tierney. Will the €300 million do the job it was expected to do or do we need €500 million based on the rate of inflation and delays?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: I find it amazing that a €300 million figure remains static in this time of increased costs of living and rising inflation.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: Fair play because if that is the case, it will be extraordinary.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: I have no problem with that, Vice Chair.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: Is there anyone else ahead of me?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: When Mr. Tierney says he will not speculate does he mean he will not speculate on the fact that Government signed off on that? The Acting Chairman is asking if, in hindsight, those contracts were value for money. In hindsight, we are retrospectively applying inflation. When were these contracts negotiated? What year was it?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: At that time we were in the throes of Brexit and what it might mean. I appreciate what Mr. Gunning is saying - that we have indices and three reports, and that we basically take an average and apply that figure. That is how we drew up the contracts but it does not look good now. Does it? Mr. Devine has his hand up.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: For all the contracts negotiated, is a 4% hit built in for each contractor, or is it higher or lower? If the indices are applied, is there a variation in what the contractor takes a hit on?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: I know what they say. However, Mr. Devine is saying------
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: -----that they apply to all contracts. However, is the rate that the contractor-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: In those other contracts, is the inflation rate set at 4% for the contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: So, the 4% is particular only to the children's hospital-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: -----but the indexation applies to everything.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: The mechanism.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: The inflationary-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: That is why I am saying it does not look very good now.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2020 (16 Jun 2022)
Verona Murphy: I know it is.