The amount of money spent on legal fees, litigation and defending claims by the board of the new national children’s hospital rose sharply from €2 million in 2023 to more than €6 million in 2024. The hospital’s board said it is now defending €880m in claims. Relations between the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) and BAM have publicly deteriorated in recent years. If it is disputed, the claim goes to legal proceedings, so that the dispute can be finally determined by the court. “As it stands, claims are now at all levels of the dispute mechanism process, which involve the Employers Representative, Project Board, Conciliation, Adjudication, and the High Court,” the spokeswoman said.
