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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said the state still has the ability to deliver projects on budget

Revised Public Spending Code to avoid cost overruns

Business / 11 Dec

The current cost of the new hospital is €1.73bn after initially being estimated at €650m

Hospital cost claims 'commercially sensitive' - Harris

Politics / 06 Nov

PAC heard details of fees paid over new children's hospital

HSE spent €11.2m in consultancy fees in 2018 for NCH

Politics / 19 Sep

A revised programme timeline is currently being developed which will set out mitigation measures

'Elements' of Children's Hospital build behind schedule

Health / 09 Sep

Urgent care services will operate from the new centre at Blanchardstown

NCH satellite care centre opens in Blanchardstown

Health / 31 Jul

The satellite centre will be situated in Blanchardstown

Consultants meet NCH management over satellite centre

Health / 26 Jul

HSE worried it would have to carry all of the increased costs of the children's hospital in 2020

PAC hears of HSE concerns over NCH cost overruns

Politics / 27 Jun

An artist's illustration of the National Children's Hospital

Construction inflation could see NCH costs rise

Politics / 12 Jun

Your Politics Podcast with Aine Lawlor

Your Politics: Will broadband decide the rural vote?

Your Politics / 17 May

The review found failings around project planning and budgeting

Report warns final NCH cost could exceed €1.7bn

Politics / 09 Apr

John Pollock said he was proud of what had been achieved

Children's hospital project director to step down

Health / 20 Mar

Fred Barry was appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee

Committee hears no significant savings on NCH build

Politics / 13 Mar

Average difference between the initial tender contract and the final cost was 6%

Pattern of cost overruns on school, hospital buildings

Robert Watt said he did not recall the reported 'mob' comments

Watt says 'guesstimates' not enough for major projects

Politics / 07 Mar

Construction work is under way at the National Children's Hospital

Watch: Behind the scenes at children's hospital

Ireland / 05 Mar

Leo Varadkar said he was in disbelief when he heard the amount of the cost overrun at the National Children's Hospital

'Scandalous' Govt agents got NCH estimates so wrong

Politics / 28 Feb

The no-confidence motion in Simon Harris was defeated by 58 votes to 53 with 37 abstentions

Minister for Health survives no-confidence vote

Ireland / 20 Feb

The National Children's Hospital will cost up to €391m more than planned

Civil servant 'satisfied' NCH overruns were addressed

Politics / 19 Feb

Sean Fleming said it would be helpful to hear from BAM and that they would get a fair hearing if they decided to come before the Committee

Hospital overspend must not be 'tip of the iceberg'

Ireland / 17 Feb

Simon Harris said there can be 'no going back' on the project

Harris indicates Govt will not re-tender for hospital

Politics / 17 Feb

BAM said it did not benefit inappropriately from the tender process for the project

Firm building hospital says board can 'opt out'

Health / 16 Feb

Seamus McCarthy told the PAC that a circular was issued detailing the protocol for civil servants on boards of non-commercial State bodies

Tánaiste claims civil servant followed process

Politics / 14 Feb

Simon Harris accepted that construction inflation was not the main cause of the rising costs

Hospital material quantities 'not realistic' - Harris

Politics / 13 Feb

The charity currently provides accommodation for families with sick children at Crumlin Children's Hospital

Issue over funding for family accommodation at NCH site

Health / 12 Feb

Simon Harris said at the time of answering, he was not in a position to give commercially sensitive figures

Minister apologises over response to hospital question

Politics / 12 Feb

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