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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: On 29 August 2017, an update on spending was provided and Mr. Pollock raised concerns regarding the costs of this project. Why did he raise those concerns? The chair of the group at that time was the director general of the HSE. It subsequently changed to Mr. Sullivan, did it not? Why did Mr. Pollock raise concerns in respect of costs on 29 August 2017? The director general at the time...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Was that the only concern of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Those were Mr. Pollock's main concerns?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: There was a substantial amount of commentary in the minutes of a meeting on 20 October about the cost of the project. Mr. Pollock said that the estimated capital costs were exceeding the available funding at that time. He said he would not be reasonably certain about the size of this funding deficit until March 2018. Did Mr. Pollock have additional concerns between August and October? It...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: That is fine. Four possible options for addressing the capital cost deficit were discussed on that date in October, including de-scoping the capital project, reallocating capital from the HSE plan, mitigating the deficit through philanthropic funding, which is not an empty pot, and engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for additional funding. Mr. Pollock also quotes...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Were areas identified?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Where did that de-scoping exercise end up? Did it ever see the light of day?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Did Mr. Pollock put those forward as options and they never materialised? Is that basically it?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: To the board?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: The October 2017 minutes are quite astonishing because there is a sense that there was deep concern. There is no way there would be discussion of four possible options like that unless there was deep concern. I am aware of the €61 million, but I am also aware that there must have been concerns about other issues which brought the figure up to €200 million which Mr. Pollock was...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: That comes across clearly. It is strange that the GMP process had not been concluded. Mr. Sullivan was so concerned that he said an additional meeting would be needed, according to the minutes, but the next meeting was not until 10 December. This is quite confusing and I will say the following for the benefit of the pubic. The development board, of which Mr. Costello is chair, reports...

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: I will not get a second chance because 35 minutes has been used up before I began.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: It has taken 35 minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Talk about ruining the moment.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: The Chair's timing is great.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Sullivan was basically bypassed.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Sullivan was bypassed.

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: What does Mr. Sullivan mean when he says he saw the report?

Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (31 Jan 2019)

Alan Kelly: Normally reports would go through Mr. Sullivan, in fairness.