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Should the National Children's Hospital project be paused?

Yesterday a report into the overruns at the new National Children's Hospital says the pricetag ...

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13.10 10 Apr 2019


Should the National Children's Hospital project be paused?


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13.10 10 Apr 2019


Yesterday a report into the overruns at the new National Children's Hospital says the pricetag could rise further than 1.7 billion euro.  

The PwC report says if construction inflation increases to 10 per cent, it could add 97 million euro to the cost.  

Michael O’Keefe, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Mater joins Ciara to discuss.


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