“All of our predictions are coming true.” The National Children’s Hospital is not set to be open to patients until 2030 at the earliest, a former leading consultant has said. The State has been battling with developers from BAM over 2,000 claims worth more than €700million and it is believed that the they have now […]

2 years ago

The nation has been engrossed in one payment scandal, for the past few weeks, but a much older one rumbles on. Back in 2015, construction costs for the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) were estimated to come in at around €600 million. On Tuesday, eight years and no completed hospital later, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said […]

2 years ago

The Minister for Health also noted that protestors followed his wife and child to their home before last Sunday’s demonstration. Minister for Health Simon Harris has indicated that the government will not be re-tendering for the building of the National Children’s Hospital. In conversation on Saturday’s edition of The Marian Finucane Show on RTÉ Radio […]

7 years ago

The Taoiseach also addressed the nurses and midwives’ strike. Leo Varadkar has confirmed measures to identify those accountable for significant cost overruns relating to the construction of the new National Children’s Hospital. Following an approved revision by the Taoiseach and Minister for Health Simon Harris, a review by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will allow for the […]

7 years ago

73 children were waiting on trolleys in the first two weeks of January. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation will now be publishing a trolley count for Irish Children’s Hospitals beginning Monday (15 January). This new addition to the existing Trolley and Ward Watch will now include morning counts at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; […]

8 years ago