Children's hospital on track for summer completion with €2.24bn price tag

The hospital is not expected to start receiving patients until spring 2026

National Children's Hospital: Construction is now at a finishing stage, with the installation of fixed medical equipment and integrated building commissioning well under way.

The new National Children's Hospital is on track for "substantial" completion this summer, with a price tag of more than €2bn.

In the latest update on the hospital's construction saga, the Department of Health said the total approved budget for the capital project was now circa €2.24bn.