Just 27 of 3,000 rooms currently completed as Children’s Hospital update comes as body blow
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
National Children’s Hospital set to cost even more than originally thought
Inflation could add an extra €51 million to a project that is already way over budget. The new National Children’s Hospital is set to cost even more than originally thought, despite it already being heavily criticised for going over-budget. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly spoke about the ever-growing bill the hospital is racking up on […]
4 years ago
Broadband, hospitals, schools: government contracts might be boring, but they’re really screwing us over
“Government contracts” is an undeniably boring combination of words. And it might just be because the phrase itself is so boring that they end up causing the Irish public so much grief. On Monday, it was confirmed that Western Building Systems had been awarded a €14 million contract to build a new ward at University […]
7 years ago
National Children’s Hospital report finds failings around budget plans
The report was completed last Friday and sent to the office of the Taoiseach. Following approval by the Taoiseach and Minister for Health Simon Harris, a review by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) looked into the cost overruns at the National Children’s Hospital. The review is now complete, and it has found that there was failings around […]
7 years ago
Varadkar on National Children’s Hospital – “We will learn the lessons and ensure it does not happen again”
“We are going to finish the job.” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has once again addressed the ongoing row over the construction of the National Children’s Hospital. The hospital was originally set to cost €650 million, but the project has significantly overrun in costs, with the latest estimate around the €1.7 billion mark. Minister for Health Simon Harris, […]
7 years ago
Taoiseach’s personal popularity rating under 40% in new opinion poll
Support for both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil remains unchanged in wake of nurses’ strike and Children’s Hospital row. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s personal satisfaction rate amongst the Irish public is currently at 39%, according to a new opinion poll. In contrast, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin is the most popular leader in the country with a […]
7 years ago