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- Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: The relevance is that we need measures other than anti-counterfeiting measures to protect the currency. I have not departed from the subject matter much, if the Acting Chairman does not mind. The people of this country have paid a heavy and enduring price for the Government's mistakes. I can hear the story of the elephant and the fly ringing in my ears. Those who put one in the dung...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: I welcome everybody and thank them for the presentation so far. I have some questions that follow on from what my colleagues have already asked. I find it incredible that the witnesses would say they are between two to four weeks from presenting a report to the Government on this issue. All that can be left to do is to type it up, yet they cannot give us a figure and are saying it would be...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: Just the name, please.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: From whom?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: No. The question I am asking is who-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: Is that person now involved in the report the witnesses are going to deliver to the Government? Is that person still involved? Is that system-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: No. What is important is what I have to say and the question I want answered.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: What I am saying is that if somebody got it that wrong, how can we trust that the figures for the public coffers that are going to be delivered in two to four weeks' time, in respect of which I would imagine that all that is left to do is type the report, are in any way accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: At 4%.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: And we did not have anybody with actuarial experience to come in on that. I will move on because I need quick answers. In the board's statement, it was said recovery in respect of inflation exceeding 4% is allowable on a contract. Why was it exceeded?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: I thank Mr. Gunning. We are still accounting for the problems that we incurred in 2014. Every way we have to wait to see what construction inflation is so the 4% is possibly only the bare minimum.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: That is great. I thank Mr. Gunning. The other question I have goes back to the claims. We have had 466 claims dealt with so we have just over one-third of claims left. Mr. Gunning is telling us it cost €230 million to deal with two-thirds of the claims. If the expected reserved estimate is €300 million, it means there is €70 million left to deal with one-third of...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: Could Mr. Gunning explain it to me?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: Regarding the question that was asked by Deputy Colm Burke, the cost of the 466 claims was stated to be €230 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: It is 0.1% of the claimed amount. What have we left of the €300 million that is estimated regarding the cost of the claims?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: That is not the question I asked.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: We still have an estimate of €300 million, with one-third of the claims left to settle. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: I have one more question. I know the Chair will come back to me.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: Is the dispute mechanism we are employing causing further delay on top of delay or does work just continue while the dispute mechanism is in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)
Verona Murphy: Is the dispute mechanism causing a delay?