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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: My point is that we, as a committee, have an obligation on behalf of the taxpayers to ensure there is good value for money. It is impossible to determine whether there is good value for money when we have no idea as to what the maximum cost will be. Does Ms Prendergast accept now that this was a really bad contract for Irish taxpayers in terms of the original negotiation with BAM Ireland?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: Even though we began with an initial cost of €800 million and we could potentially, and very likely, exceed €2 billion in terms of the overall cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: It would be helpful if some clarity could be given.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: I will come in again later.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: I had questions for the Department but the representatives do not appear to be present. I will go back to Mr. Gunning. He will recall that in December 2019, the estimated cost was provided at €1.43 billion. What is the sum total of the costs that have been incurred to date that were not included in that estimate? I am talking about costs related to inflation, settled claims, legal...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: Are these the costs Mr. Gunning referred to earlier?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: To clarify, in terms of unforeseen costs, which are not perhaps unforeseen but were not included in that figure, Mr. Gunning is talking about a cost that has been incurred of €5.8 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: Is there no single sheet of paper that outlines when a cost has been occurred that was not planned for?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: Mr. Gunning cannot tell me what that number is.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: What is the total of those? Mr. Dunning mentioned an amount of €5.8 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: The total is €5.8 million. I think this is important.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: Outside the scope of the approve budget, the total figure for expenditure is €5.8 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: That is okay.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 59. To ask the Minister for Health when the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan will be operational; and the reason the home will be operated by a private company rather than directly by the HSE. [28460/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 111. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services that will be delivered to Monaghan Hospital in 2021 and 2022. [28459/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver test can be offered to a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37793/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Covid-19 guidelines to teaching staff for the autumn school reopening will be the same as those for the period prior to the summer holidays; if there will be additional requirements on school staff in respect of testing, vaccination or other measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37209/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Covid-19 guidelines in place for pregnant school staff; if she plans to amend these guidelines prior to the autumn school reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37210/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to review or amend the Covid-19 guidelines for childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37221/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Birth Registration (13 Jul 2021)
Matt Carthy: 541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will propose an amendment to the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 in order to provide for retrospective posthumous registration on the foreign birth register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37211/21]