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"I don't think the escalation has finished"

The National Children's Hospital construction is currently paused, as there's a battle between th...

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17.55 10 Jul 2020


"I don't think the escalation has finished"


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17.55 10 Jul 2020


The National Children's Hospital construction is currently paused, as there's a battle between the construction company and the hospital board as to who should pay for the increased costs due to Covid-19.

The government's ex gratia payments for other projects are not applicable to BAM in this project - but why?

Edgar Morgenroth, Prof of Economics at the School of Business in DCU, spoke to Ivan about what he thinks might be the solution and how to avoid further conflict in the project.

 


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