Children's hospital: Minister says BAM does not have enough staff on site

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has made several visits to the site and said: 'I have not seen the number of people working there that I believe I should to meet the April 30 deadline'

Education minister Hildegarde Naughton and health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on a visit to the site of the National Children’s Hospital this week. Picture: Tony Maxwell

The main contractor of the beleaguered National Children’s Hospital does not appear to have sufficient levels of workers on site to meet their latest completion deadline, the health minister has warned.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will meet with the global CEO of BAM, Ruud Joosten, in the hospital on Friday. She declined to say whether she believes she will be told of yet another delay.