Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his officials were first informed of the contents of the memo to the Minister for Health dated 27 August 2018 regarding the new children’s hospital construction project cost update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I understand that the memo referred to is an internal Memo provided to the Minister for Health from his officials in the Department of Health.

The first full assessment of the cost overrun and the reasons for it was received by my Department in the form of a report from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board submitted by the Department of Health on the 19 November. My Department reviewed the report and met with the Department of Health to discuss it on the 23 November and made a formal submission to me on 26 November.