Some €1.3bn already spent on hospital’s development but BAM cost claims may see figure rise to over €2bn
“I think it’s a certainty it will be 2025 and God knows when in that year,” Mr Cullinane said.
“This is in nobody’s interest,” he said. “It does nothing to help the children who need this hospital built. It is unseemly, it is unprofessional and it does not inspire confidence that this Government can deliver this project on time and in cost.” David Gunning, head of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board which oversees the project, said the delivery of the “contract compliant programme” was critical, and described its delay as “unacceptable”.
Mr Martin said there had been tensions, “there is no question about that, there has been a real difficulty here and perhaps one wouldn’t have started out again if you were starting to build a new hospital”.
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