‘Very dissatisfied’ Varadkar hits out at €1.43bn hospital cost

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has launched a scathing attack on the officials leading the new national children’s hospital project, stating that he is deeply “dissatisfied” with its ballooning budget, and insisting it must be brought into line.

Mr Varadkar hit out at the ballooning €1.43bn cost of the repeatedly delayed project, announcing that the Government will launch an investigation early in the new year.