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The Children's Hospital is being built on the St James's Hospital campus (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Cost of children's hospital could top €2bn, cttee told

The cost of the new National Children's Hospital could top €2 billion, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Ireland • 12 Jul 23

Costs of the Children's Hospital project are 'spiralling' the PAC heard

Costs 'spiralling' as Children's Hospital hit by delays

Construction of the new Children's Hospital has been delayed again and it may not open until 2024.

Ireland • 09 Feb 21

Cost of children's hospital could jump by €50m

The Chairman of the board of the National Children's Hospital has told a Dáil committee that construction of the hospital has been delayed by a few months and the current cost of the entire project of €1.73bn may run over again.

Ireland • 05 Dec 19

Fire safety measures will be installed in an underground car park at the National Children's Hospital

Fire safety systems for Children's Hospital car park

Fire detection and suppressant measures will be in place in an underground car park at the new National Children's Hospital, Children's Health Ireland has said.

Health • 04 Sep 19

PwC advised the HSE on the project before it was paid to carry out cost overruns review

PwC accused of 'gross conflict of interest' over review

Consultancy firm PwC has been accused of a "gross conflict of interest" for advising the HSE about the National Children's Hospital, two months before it was paid almost €500,000 to carry out another review of cost overruns at the project.

Politics • 18 Apr 19

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Your Politics • 08 Feb 19

New children's hospital is being built on the St James's Hospital site

Claims cost of children's hospital could be over €2bn

The final cost of the new national children's hospital could exceed €2 billion, the Public Accounts Committee has heard.

Politics • 31 Jan 19

New children's hospital is being constructed on the St James's Hospital site

Govt will not entertain talk of pausing hospital build

The Minister for Health has told the Oireachtas Health Committee that he will not entertain any talk of pausing the new National Children's Hospital, or moving the location.

Health • 29 Jan 19

Theo Cullinane, BAM Ireland's CEO, said the highlight of the year was starting work on the new Children's Hospital

BAM Ireland builds up turnover increase of 29%

Construction company BAM Ireland said its turnover for last year rose by 29% on the back of strong activity in the country's improving construction sector.

Business • 16 Nov 18

The High Court approved an interim payment of €1.8m with a review in four years

Court action settled over baby's incorrect genetic test

A mother who gave birth to a baby with profound disabilities after she was wrongly told a genetic test was clear has settled her action for damages at the High Court.

News • 20 Jun 18

Labour has suggested a schools competition to name the new children's hospital

Taoiseach favours 'simple' name for children's hospital

The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that he thinks the name of the new children's hospital should be a simple one like 'The National Children's Hospital' or that it could be an Irish word.

Politics • 13 Dec 17

Thousands of 65 year olds sign-on for Job Seekers' Allowance due to changes to qualifying rules for the State pension

Govt will not oppose bill on mandatory retirement

The Government has decided not to oppose a bill to end mandatory retirement ages saying it wanted to support measures aimed at facilitating fuller working lives.

News • 24 Feb 17

Previous estimates had put the cost of the children's hospital at €650m before the building is equipped

Board of new children's hospital to explain costs

The Public Accounts Committee is to invite the board of the new children's hospital to appear before it to explain the escalating costs involved in the project.

News • 16 Feb 17

The original estimate of building the National Children's Hospital at €650m was set in 2014

Rise in cost of new children's hospital examined

The Department of Health has said it is updating the cost of building the new National Children's Hospital due to increases in construction costs.

News • 23 May 16

The new development is due to be built on the St James's Hospital campus

Children's hospital planning decision delayed

A decision on planning permission for the new National Children's Hospital has been delayed, RTÉ News has learned.

News • 11 Feb 16

Some resident groups say St James's is not the right location for the new children's hospital

Opposition to children's hospital site planned

Residents groups in Dublin's south city have said they are going to object to a planning application for the new National Children’s Hospital to be built in the St James's campus.

News • 21 Jul 15

The new hospital will be built on the St James's Hospital site in Dublin

Children's hospital to take patients in 2019

The development board for the new National Children's Hospital has said the hospital will take its first patients by the second quarter of 2019.

News • 24 Sep 14

St James's campus leaves room for future expansion

St James's site 'best' for new children's hospital

The CEO of the Children's Hospital Group has said locating the new national children's hospital at St James's Hospital is the best outcome for children and the decision is driven by healthcare planning needs.

News • 02 Jul 14

Clearing of the St James's Hospital site is under way

Hospital planning to be submitted in autumn

An application for planning permission for the new National Children's Hospital is to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála this autumn.

News • 13 Feb 14

Construction could be completed by the end of 2017

Children's Hospital to be located at St James’s

St James’s Hospital in south Dublin has been announced as the location for the new National Children’s Hospital.

News • 07 Nov 12

Prof Brendan Kinsley said the Mater site was chosen twice by international experts

€70m 'written off' if Mater site is rejected

The Mater Hospital has said that over €70 million in public money will have to be written off if the new National Children's Hospital is not located at the campus there.

News • 01 Nov 12

The unpublished Dolphin Report favours St James's Hospital

Report favours St James's for Children's Hospital

The unpublished report into the location for the new National Children's Hospital says that St James's Hospital in Dublin best meets the criteria to be the adult co-located hospital.

News • 30 Oct 12

Children's Hospital decision due in next fortnight

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said a decision on the location of the National Children's Hospital will be made in the next two weeks.

News • 24 Oct 12

Digging not debate needed on hospital - Drumm

Former head of the Health Service Executive Brendan Drumm said a decision must be made on the site of the National Children's Hospital, or he fears the project will be lost.

News • 14 Sep 12

Coombe Women's Hospital says it has a site of 20 acres with planning permission

Coombe bids for children's hospital

The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital has made a bid to build a new national children's hospital claiming that it offers the biggest and most flexible site.

News • 28 May 12