The price of the review by PwC into spiralling costs at the planned new national children’s hospital has itself jumped by up to €150,000 more than its original estimate. Sinn Féin’s Jonathan O’Brien said the “set in stone” €450,000 cost of the review “is not factually correct”. The Cork North-Central TD was speaking during a private member’s debate in the Dáil on Tuesday on the planned new national children’s hospital. Rejecting the rural TDs’ motion Mr Daly confirmed the Government’s intention to complete construction of the hospital at the St James’s campus with satellite centres at Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown and Tallaght hospital. Rural TDs accused the Government of a lack of respect for their point of view by Mr Harris non-attendance for the debate.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2019 22:52 UTC