Health chiefs confirm cost of new National Children's Hospital in Dublin increased by €450million
The cost of building the new national children’s hospital in Dublin has increased by €450 million, health chiefs said.
“The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board have reviewed the report, acknowledged and noted the issues raised and recommendations set out in the PwC report, and is developing an implementation plan against this.” He said basement excavation and piling work was substantially complete. The mechanical and electrical fit-out of the basement plant areas is due to begin shortly.Construction work on the new children’s hospital is scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 2022.
In December, following the completion of the second stage of the two-stage procurement process, the final cost of the design, build and equipment programme for which the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is responsible reached 450 million euro more than advised to Government in April 2017.
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