Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024
519. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health for the cost to date of the State Solicitor’s Office’s expenditure on external legal and consultancy fees related to all litigation arising from the National Children’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8076/24]
View answerThe National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the New Children's Hospital (NCH). In relation to ongoing expenditure on external legal and consultancy fees, the NPHDB has advised that the NPHDB has not been involved with the CSSO. All legal aspects of the project are managed by the General Counsel of the NPHDB with assistance from external legal advisers.
