Bríd Smith TD slams the method, and history, of public procurement at the NCH
There is much to say about the NCH but the fundamental problem is our public procurement system, which stinks to high heaven.
Tag: tendering
Bríd challenges Harris and Donoghue in the Dáil over the National Children’s Hospital fiasco
The scandalous waste of public money at the National Children’s Hospital is compounded by the farce of giving PwC half a million Euros to ‘investigate’ it. PwC are employed by BAM, the contractor they are supposed to be investigating, and also by the Dept of Health, whose catastrophic balls-up this is! And guess who was Minister for Health when the contracts were signed – Leo himself! I put questions to Ministers Harris and Donoghoe about the very flawed procurement policies. No much by way of answers though.
Bríd Smith TD on The Week in Politics, RTE 1, 10.2.19
Clips here from Brid’s contribution on the topics of the National Children’s Hospital scandal, the nurses strike, the border after brexit and directly elected mayors.