Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said the move was ‘completely undermining of the Public Accounts Committee
A conciliator operating under the disputes procedure set out in the contract for the hospital had recommended that building firm BAM should receive an additional payment if €107 million for delays in the project attributable to the client.
This information was not provided to the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday as senior figures believe the disputes process was still under way as the recommendation could be appealed. The conciliator’s recommendation came hours before senior figures in the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and a Department of Health official were scheduled to appear before the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.
In a statement on Saturday Mr Kelly said; “It is quite astonishing that the Minister and his top civil servants were aware of this recommendation of a payment of €107 million and didn’t brief their official who attended the Public Accounts Committee.” Details of the €107 million recommendation were not given to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee when it heard from the NPHDB on Thursday.
It is understood the board believed the recent conciliator’s recommendation remained confidential as it could still be appealed to the High Court under the disputes procedures.
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