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Ireland’s long-delayed National Children’s Hospital will not begin receiving patients before mid-2026, senior project officials confirmed during testimony to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee. Representatives from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) detailed ongoing setbacks and spiraling expenses, while facing pointed questions about oversight, accountability, and disputes with the main contractor, BAM. Lucy Nugent, …

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill anticipates that the National Children’s Hospital’s total expenditure, including commissioning, will approach €2.24 billion, with an operational launch slated for 2026. In a discussion on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Minister Carroll MacNeill highlighted that the government has disbursed €48 million out of a contested €853 million in claims. “I understand it generates headlines and may incite …