Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Health the amount the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has cost since its inception; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs [46318/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) was established in May 2007 and its total expenditure to date is €33.0m (excl VAT). The work of the NPHDB is discharged mainly under three core contracts secured under public procurement on a fixed price basis for the life of the project. The work completed under these three contracts to date represents €27.7m which is broken down as follows:

The balance of €5.3m covers the cost of establishing and staffing a central project office and executive and includes specific project related costs. The breakdown is as follows: