Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

According to the programme for Government, acquisition of a site for the new children's hospital was estimated to be between €500 million and €750 million. The cost of the chosen site, which in the opinion of many people is unsuitable, excluding fit-out, was €1 billion. Is the Tánaiste aware that the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation was locked out of the hearings of the Joint Committee on Health in regard to the new hospital?

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