Donohoe denies discussing cost overruns at children's hospital ahead of Budget

The Finance Minister has claimed he only discussed overruns in current expenditure in Health ahead of the Budget and there was no talk around the spiralling cost of the National Children's Hospital.

It comes as it was revealed that both the secretary general and assistant secretary general of the Department of Health were told of a €391m overrun at a children's hospital meeting last September ahead of the Budget.