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- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Where is the next one?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I understand.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is very good, I thank Mr. Breslin. That external expertise included PwC-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: -----and advisers from Northern Ireland, among others. They came up with a report stating that, after examination, they thought the board had to proceed with the development. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I know all that.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. I am not questioning that at this point. Those are facts and Mr. Sullivan is providing a factual analysis. I am asking if PwC was involved at that point.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I have said that about five times. PwC was involved. The HSE has informed the committee that PwC was not involved in the decision-making process, and I would hope not. We did not need to be told that. PwC was brought in as an adviser. PwC helped the board reach a conclusion and was then employed as an independent company again in January - at a cost of €500,000 or thereabouts - to...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: No.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Breslin is explaining and justifying something I am not asking about at this point.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: We might come to that in a moment and the Chair will have more time to tease the matter out. PwC made a conclusion in November. It made a similar conclusion, which it was not asked for in its terms of reference-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am delighted Mr. Breslin thinks I have made one good point.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am better when Mr. Breslin is giving out to me.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When his turn comes, Deputy MacSharry can ask Mr. Breslin to repeat what he said. At the time to which we are referring, PwC came back. It was given terms of reference. I would hope PwC would compile a fairly good report for €500,000. It is unfortunate that PwC was repeating what Mazars had stated, to a great extent. PwC gave a conclusion that it had already given in November...
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I am considering the perception of that. We are looking at governance, the ability to challenge and preventing this happening in the future. We are also looking forward to Mr. Barry learning to challenge these things so that-----
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Did it?
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Was it only a little bit off the point? It was the very point that the Government picked out to justify proceeding. I do not expect our guests to comment on that but the official commentary from Government pointed to the PwC conclusion. That is interesting.
- Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: Financial Statements 2017 (Resumed) (16 May 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The vote is at 1.45 p.m.