Children’s hospital builder may get millions if ousted

The taxpayer could be forced to pay substantial penalties to the construction firm at the centre of the children’s hospital costs crisis if it is asked to leave the project.

Fears over the potential bill were raised after BAM said it would be willing to quit the multi-billion euro project, but only if it is asked to do so by the hospital’s board, as fresh demands were made to re-tender the second construction phase.