PAC blasts Department's lack of transparency on National Children’s Hospital

In July, immediately prior to the Dáil rising, and again in late August, the Department of Health told the PAC in writing that the issues of costs and timelines regarding the hospital are “commercially sensitive, and must remain confidential for an extended period”. Photo: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The Public Accounts Committee has delivered a scathing appraisal of the refusal of the Department of Health to confirm the final costs and timelines of the National Children’s Hospital.

During a lengthy debate on the matter at this afternoon’s meeting of the committee, its chair Brian Stanley decried that the PAC is “being strung along” on the matter, an opinion which appeared to draw consensus for the first time, with three Government TDs also expressing support for his position.