Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Jim Breslin:

It depends on legislation, such as if there are new changes in VAT rates etc. The one aspect that is perhaps most difficult to control is construction inflation. It is provided for in the contract that it will be 4% from July. At the moment, construction inflation is significantly in excess of that.