Health
Children’s hospital cost to rise again with extra €54m needed to cover inflation
Figures show the cost of the controversial project is still spiralling, with fears the eventual bill could reach €2 billion
The board of the national children’s hospital believes it will have to pay out €54 million to BAM, the main contractor, to cover the cost of rising construction inflation.
In a letter to the Dáil’s public accounts committee, Dave Gunning, the chief officer of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) – the group in charge of the project – said the board believed it would have to pay the €54 million, including Vat, as ...