Public Procurement Contracts
Dail Éireann — 2020-07-21
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

I believe a guaranteed maximum price is essential, because it gives price certainty to the State about the cost of large public procurement projects and ensures taxpayers are not left on the hook for the types of cost overruns we have seen, which have seen the cost of the children's hospital balloon to what I am worried will be around three times the original cost, making this the most expensive medical centre in the history of the world, which is embarrassing to say the least. It seems to me from the Minister of State's response that there will be some sort of review and report. Will he outline the areas and the issues that will be examined and confirmed? Will it be made publicly available and, if so, when?

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Sitting date: 2020-07-21