The costly mess of Ireland’s national children’s hospital
20 July 2023
Construction of Ireland’s national children’s hospital began in 2016 and since then over one billion euros has been spent yet only 27 out of the 3,000 planned rooms have been completed. The conflict between the government and the building contractors has escalated recently.
 | Jack Donlon Almost 100,000 children are currently on hospital waiting lists, with the new hospital not set to be completed until 2025. Ireland has vastly overspent on public health for the past number of years, yet issues still remain. |
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