Bam Ireland, the main contractors of the National Children’s Hospital (NCH), has rejected a claim that it is underperforming in its work on the project. The Dáil’s spending watchdog also heard allegations from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) that Bam is “underperforming” and that the builders have made claims for additional costs of around €300 million. Bam Ireland released a statement on Wednesday morning saying it would like to address a number of matters discussed at the PAC. The statement says: “BAM rejects any accusation that it does not resource the project correctly or is underperforming. “Bam disagrees and is satisfied that the programme as submitted is more than what is needed to monitor progress.

Source: The Irish Times February 10, 2021 10:18 UTC