Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway said he is not confident the Oireachtas Health Committee will get the information they need.
The new National Children’s Hospital’s €2.2 billion price tag might grow even further, a member of the Oireachtas Health Committee has warned.
“We need to know when this facility will be opened so sick children in Ireland can be cared for in a facility where they deserve to be cared for,” he said.“I’m hopeful that we’ll get some answers; am I confident? I am but I’m hopeful.”
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