National Children's Hospital budget and timeline revision still  incomplete

Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin TD and chair of the PAC, described the indistinct budget status and a lack of clarity over when the hospital would be completed as 'an absolutely incredible situation'.

The Department of Health has yet to finalise its assessment of the revised budget and timelines regarding the construction of the new National Children’s Hospital, nearly six weeks after it had been expected.

A detailed analysis of the €1.7bn project, which has been plagued by delays and exponential escalations in its budget, had been compiled by the National Paediatric Health Development Board (NPHDB), the body with responsibility for the hospital’s construction, over a number of months and submitted to the department in early February.