Taoiseach: State won't be a 'pushover' in relation to new National Children's Hospital

Simon Harris: 'What we need now is for the job to be finished' 

The new National Children's Hospital in Dublin. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins

Ireland will not be a "pushover" in relation to the National Children's Hospital, the Taoiseach said.

Speaking in New York, Simon Harris said he thought Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was "entirely correct in the approach that he's taking" to dealing with contractor BAM, which on Sunday denied it was attempting to hold the Government to ransom over the long-delayed and over-budget hospital.