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Minister for Health stressed need for workforce requirements for the hospital to be agreed with HSE
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Facility in Dublin will come with many important upgrades albeit six years later than initially hoped and at almost four times the cost
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None of these cases casts the individuals or organisations involved in a flattering light.
Electrician who walked off national children’s hospital site after being docked pay awarded €5,750
WRC awards Ian Church sum after his €33-an-hour pay was cut by €7 without consultation
Delay to opening of national children’s hospital for patients known for some time, Carroll-MacNeill says
Minister for Health says she anticipates final cost being ‘close to’ €2.24 billion
Labour TD predicts new Children’s Hospital will not fully open until 2027
Tánaiste says State will ‘robustly push back’ against builder’s reported wish for further €853 million
National children’s hospital may not fully open until 2026 due to ‘clinical risks’
Dublin facility may not fully open until spring next year due to ‘clinical risks’
National Children’s Hospital not world’s most expensive healthcare facility, report finds
New children’s hospital being built in Belfast more expensive per square metre and per bed
HSE told to shift staff working patterns
Donnelly orders new development funding for Beaumont, Mater and Tallaght be paused until new productivity systems implemented
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Changing the spec of any construction project can be an expensive business - just look at the National Children’s Hospital or the Leinster House bike shed
Children’s hospital and building contractor agree plan to complete project by June
New national children's hospital was due to be completed in 2020 but has been beset by cost over-runs, delays and a long-running dispute with contractor BAM
Irish health system report card: a year of criticisms, concerns and innovations
From rows about staffing, waiting lists and cost overruns to resignations of senior staff, heathcare was never far from the news headlines in 2024
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