Arson attacks at new national children’s hospital site are causing ‘grave concern’
Cameras installed in bid to counteract attacks, which are becoming more frequent
Claims for additional costs from builders of new children’s hospital now total €554m
Latest figures for claims submitted for assessment are provided to Dáil committee
Children’s hospital: ‘Fair assumption’ construction will cost more than €1.7bn estimate
Watt criticised at PAC as he refuses to provide estimates for final cost of project
Children’s hospital construction to use council land for three more years
Dublin City Council to extend lease for land designated for local park
Children’s Hospital builders make claims for €446m in extra costs
Officials from department and hospital board refuse to give PAC estimates of final cost
Lack of transparency on cost of National Children’s Hospital ‘disgraceful’
Oireachtas committee told project delayed by 14 months and is now due to open in 2024
TDs raise questions over website, PR spending by Children’s Health Ireland
More than €200,000 incurred by body that will run National Children’s Hospital did not comply with State procurement rules
Bam Ireland rejects claim it is ‘underperforming’ on children’s hospital
Project mired in controversy over delays and construction costs which are set to top €1.4 billion
Children’s hospital behind schedule and may not open until 2024, PAC hears
Contractor ‘underperforming’ and claims for additional costs have hit about €300m
Chair of national children’s hospital development board to step down
Fred Barry originally brought in by Simon Harris as cost of project spiralled
Delays in completion of national children’s hospital ‘exacerbated’ by lack of programme
Board overseeing the project has yet to receive ‘valid works programme’ from builder
Children’s hospital board considered terminating BAM contract amid Covid-19 row
Dispute arose over company’s refusal to resume work on site after restrictions eased
Children’s hospital contractor seeking ‘extra €200 million’ for job
BAM has made more than 600 claims for extra costs, Oireachtas committee told
Delivering children’s hospital on time may be ‘challenging’, warns McGrath
Review of €116bn NDP will see new costs given for large-scale projects
A little change to the children’s hospital could have big impact
A small maternity unit for the small cohort of high-risk babies could be an easy win
Work to resume on €1.7bn children’s hospital amid costs dispute
Contractor BAM Ireland agrees to restart following stand-off over Covid-19 costs
Developer behind national children’s hospital says work will recommence next week
Project delayed by a dispute between the State and Bam, over Covid-related costs
Lack of Covid-19 compensation unfair, says children’s hospital contractor
Construction on €1.7bn site yet to resume as Bam Ireland claims restrictions make delays inevitable
Work on children’s hospital halted over Covid-19 costs stand-off
Construction yet to resume seven weeks after restrictions on building sites lifted
Safety concerns delay restart of children’s hospital construction
Proximity of St James’s hospital to building site among factors delaying work
New Covid safety measures could increase cost of National Children’s Hospital by 40%
Construction industry suggests cost of house could rise by up to €15,000
Consultants at new children’s hospital will have to pay to use facilities
Consultants will also face ‘operational costs’ bill for seeing private patients at the hospital
National children’s hospital takes legal action against building contractor
Board responsible for controversial project in dispute with construction firm BAM
Construction firm stops work on national children’s hospital
Bam Ireland halts work on project due to coronavirus restrictions on ‘non-essential’ service
Children’s hospital site exempt from coronavirus restrictions, Bam says
Builder says work at Intel in Co Kildare not critical and would cease
Government must ‘come clean’ on children’s hospital delays and costs
Martin says project ‘dogged in secrecy’ as €15m needed to defend contractors’ claims
Fresh delays and millions in extra costs for children’s hospital revealed
Documents reveal hospital board will need €15m to defend against 'exceptional' claims by contractors
Children’s hospital to seek affordable accommodation for staff
NHS-style arrangements with developers for apartment blocks are under consideration
Chairman of national children’s hospital ‘gobsmacked’ by PAC questions
‘I’m not really here to interview for the job,’ Fred Barry tells Sinn Féin Deputy Imelda Munster
Children’s hospital: Construction progress slower than expected
Chair of national children’s hospital says only €1m in additional costs have been paid
Costs review at children’s hospital after fresh claims by contractors
Robust defence to be mounted against claims, says chief of hospital development board
Children’s hospital: procurement chief resigns from board
Paul Quinn is latest senior official to leave board, with project expected to cost €1.7bn
Residents claim homes damaged by children’s hospital construction
Court case recommences against development board and building firm
Board of national children’s hospital accuses builder of ‘aggressiveness’
Concerns have also been raised about the number of health and safety incidents on the site
Council curbs out-of-hours work on Children's Hospital site
Residents complain construction at St James’s campus in breach of permission
Children’s hospital construction delays may distort ‘critical timelines’
Mitigation steps being developed to respond to work falling behind schedule, says HSE
Shadow of children’s hospital looms over capital plan
Analysis: Taoiseach says any claims projects would be cut were ‘scandal-mongering’
Varadkar hits out at ‘political scaremongering’ over children’s hospital
Taoiseach says claims rising cost will see other projects scrapped are ‘fake’ and ‘made-up’
New children’s facility ‘unsafe’, say top doctors
Urgent-care centre represents first element of new national children’s hospital
Government to reform process for ‘mega’ projects after children’s hospital controversy
Shake-up to change how the State spends money on projects that cost more than €1bn
Builder of children’s hospital slates ‘uncontrollable risks’
Bam chief executive tells Taoiseach to make changes or face problems with Project 2040
Unions allege bogus employment practices on Children’s Hospital site
Building unions say State losing revenue and workers being denied rights and safeguards
Children’s hospital costs put other projects in peril, HSE says
Health authority claims planned investments in new facilities now impossible
‘No effective control’ of rising costs of tribunals and commissions
Draft Public Accounts Committee report is set to recommend mechanism to manage costs
Construction delays could see children’s hospital cost rise further
Chair of project’s board tells TDs main contractor BAM has sought extra fees and more time
‘Slam dunk’ conflict of interest in children’s hospital review, PAC hears
Some PwC consultants who advised HSE on project working on investigation of overspend
Children’s hospital debacle a ‘joke’, Mick Wallace tells Dáil
Independents4Change TD claims State will not retender as pause in construction would ‘look bad’
One person must be ‘on the hook’ for children’s hospital, HSE report states
Potential for future cost increases remains, according to HSE document
Harris: No funding for relocating national maternity hospital
Minister says there is no provision in this year’s health estimates for project
Children’s hospital fiasco a lesson in cost control for slow learners
Independent economic appraisal of State spending projects needed
Children’s hospital without maternity facility ‘risks catastrophe’
Former master of Coombe will warn PAC of dangers of proceeding without co-location
Ministers for Finance, Health were ‘asleep at the wheel’ over children’s hospital costs
FF claims nobody in Cabinet asked ’any hard questions’ about spiralling costs of project
Children’s hospital governance structures have to change – Harris
Minister has power to change board structure in order to strengthen project oversight
Grim reading in this children’s hospital tale, but key details left out
PwC report into cost overruns at National Children’s Hospital does not tell the full story
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