Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-15
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG), Dún Laoghaire

I thank the Deputy. As I said clearly, responsibility for delivering this hospital is with the contractor. The State - the Deputy and me, and the people we represent - is paying the contractor to complete the contract on time. It would be very helpful for everybody to be aware that we together are paying a contractor that is not delivering its commitments on time for this State and for all the people in this State. It is essential that it does. I am holding the contractor seriously to account for the dates that it sets and it moves. Our hospital development board is trying to hold that contractor to account. The Government is clearly doing that by articulating it in this way. It would be fantastic if other Deputies could make it very clear that the contractor has a responsibility to the State, in terms of this project and every other project in which it is engaged, and to its international reputation as well.

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Sitting date: 2025-10-15