Overview
- At a parliamentary hearing, officials said there is still no finish date and that 12,414 defects remain, with roughly three quarters of the 5,728 rooms offered at completion standard.
- The development board said BAM missed its latest substantial completion milestone and blamed weak staffing, poor supervision and rework, while BAM cited design changes and normal final checks.
- Projected costs have climbed to about €2.2 billion from an original €650 million plan, and the project has spent €1.648 billion so far.
- Children’s Health Ireland reported only partial installation of medical, non-medical and lab gear and said opening will come about seven months after handover due to commissioning.
- The Irish Medical Organisation condemned the public blame game between state bodies and the builder and urged a new health infrastructure law, warning the overrun could squeeze beds and theatres elsewhere.