Tánaiste Micheál Martin was responding to a question by Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson David Cullinane during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today.
THE TÁNAISTE HAS conceded that a “real difficulty” exists around the cost of the National Children’s Hospital , but said all involved “need to stick with the process”.
The Tánaiste acknowledged the ongoing conflict between the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board and the developer of the project, BAM. He said that the cost claims made by the contractors should be contested to ensure there is value for money for the taxpayer and if that means delays “so be it”.RollingNews.ie Tánaiste Micheál Martin RollingNews.ie
It said its work on the project was “fully resourced” and that any suggestion it is “deliberately not committing adequate resources to the project or is in any way slowing down delivery of the hospital is untrue.” Cullinane said today that he has “no confidence” that the hospital will be open in 2024 and that he thinks instead that it is a “certainty” it will be 2025.
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