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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: There has been changes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: The Government has set aside €0.5 billion to finish off this project.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: We know the standing conciliator has made big award towards BAM. What is the €0.5 billion for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: The Minister said before that not a penny more would be given. What is the €0.5 billion more for if it is not a penny more? The standing conciliator has made awards on a number of occasions, unfortunately for the taxpayer. What is that money for if the standing conciliator is making all these awards and the Minister is saying there is not a penny more? A standing conciliator is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Briefly, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Can you answer on how much the conciliator has actually given? In other words, the next step is the courts obviously. What is that total?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Yes. One is €108 million and there are 17 or 18 others.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: No, that is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Okay, I get that. That is fair. It is all accurate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: I do not want to run down the clock on this, so I will not go any further but my point is if this has been allocated towards it and we are saying not one penny more, but yet the conciliator, who is independent, recognised as such and has a long history in these projects, is giving a big award like that. That means we are saying not a penny more but we cannot stand over it because if the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: I understand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: I understand the process but my point still stands. It is really not one for Mr. Tierney; it is really more a political point. To stand over this not one penny more to BAM statement is impossible because that process has to be complete.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: I know but it does not allow us to stand over the not one penny more statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: I have some really-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: How much is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: That leads us down an alleyway where my question cannot be answered. I want to ask the chair of the board, Ms Ross, a few questions. First, is she satisfied with the executive team?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Have they the skills appropriate to seeing out this project? Is she always happy with all of them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Did any of them require any further skills or educational training? As part of this process, did the board sign off on anything for members of the executive team in that way? If so, how much did that cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children’s Hospital: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)
Alan Kelly: Is there anything this committee needs to be made aware of in that situation?