Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

9:30 am

Mr. David Gunning:

I thank Senator Conway for his question. The Senator is correct that it is not long since we got Government approval for the additional funding up to €1.88 billion. There is an additional amount on top of that, which is the CHI component, which brings it to approximately €2.2 billion. That is the total amount.

I can speak about the NPHDB element. As I said in the statement, there was a considerable degree - I would say nearly two years - of preparation in that process. As of now, I am confident, with the analysis we did at that time, that the €1.88 billion will be sufficient for the NPHDB to continue to complete this project.

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