BAM to temporarily suspend costs claims on Children's Hospital project

The new National Children's Hospital was first approved for construction in 2015 and had initially been slated for completion in 2020 at a cost of €650m.

The principal contractor on Ireland’s €1.7bn new National Children’s Hospital has agreed to a temporary suspension on legal claims relating to the controversial build.

The respite, which lasts until next month, has been agreed between contractor BAM and the National Paediatric Health Development Board (NPHDB) – the agency with responsibility for the hospital construction – after a wave of legal claims have threatened to derail the project.