National Children’s Hospital

Latest target the 16th such date proposed by building contractor

Radio: Newstalk host is an ideal, unflustered presence when the you-know-what hits the fan

Ireland’s children deserve a world-class hospital. Instead, they’re getting a €2.2 billion building paired with a €362 million digital gamble managed by an organisation that can’t ensure doctors receive their passwords on time

We’re continually told we’re facing a demographic crisis, but solving it is not as simple as lying back and thinking of Ireland

The Rotunda is delivering thousands more babies than other hospitals, as plans for its redevelopment have stalled. Meanwhile, across the river in Dublin 4, millions have already been spent on relocating the National Maternity Hospital

Proceedings have been entered into fast-track commercial court

Minister for Health discusses private maternity care, consultants’ contract and the new national children’s hospital

Social media encourages a kind of roleplaying of rage that is mostly futile and impotent

Substantial completion of the facility now seems unlikely to be finalised until early next year

Department of Public Expenditure seems to consider procrastination as a virtue. It is penny wise and pound foolish

Department of Public Expenditure has been criticised over hurdles large projects have had to clear

State’s most expensive infrastructure project mired in claims by construction company and a local injunction

Irish-American Gilbane Building Company among largest healthcare contractors in United States

It is hard not to link the decision to the chequered performance of CHI over the last eight years

Move follows months of controversy, notably relating to orthopaedic and spinal services

A megaproject is a large-scale, complex and often transformative venture, typically costing $1bn or more

Government seeks to implement lessons learned from national children’s hospital construction

One-bedroom home has a modern layout over two floors with an en suite bedroom

Project originally due to be finished in 2022 looks likely to miss its latest completion date in September

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says she has concerns about BAM’s ability to meet its work programme

Arguments by the Ryanair boss that we should give up on rail solutions and rely on the car and bus make no sense

Government unable to inform Ombudsman how much it spends on children, says Dr Niall Muldoon

Dutch-owned builder has been involved in bitter dispute with State over cost and time overruns

The idea that Ireland’s built environment is characterised by excessively high levels of design is surprising

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers was in London where he spoke of a new “disciplined” approach to investment

There had been efforts to have the new hospital called after Kathleen Lynn

Official documents seem to exist in some kind of parallel universe, with no expectation that targets can be met

Despite assurances, patients not expected in facility for at least another year

Gardaí and Medical Council now involved as fall out continues over reports of in-fighting and patient safety concerns

Four board members had resigned over the past week, as CHI faced controversies over children’s scoliosis and hip surgeries

‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issues

Hip surgery issues, spinal springs and an as-yet-unopened hospital have marred entity’s reputation

The Government has an opportunity to make progress but it can’t just continue doing the same things

Construction contractor BAM says site worker resources higher than expected for this stage of build

Delay has been confirmed to Public Accounts Committee, which will hold a meeting on the progress of the new hospital on Thursday

Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny said an estimated €2.24bn had been spent on schemes to eliminate the disease

A-rated two-bed in walk-in condition in vibrant Dublin 8 has been recently renovated

Some €250,000 in potential income for CHI was lost due to late insurance claims, Public Accounts Committee hears separately

Early access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to begin

Sinn Féin’s John Brady said people have ‘become millionaires providing sometimes poor quality accommodation’