Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----which was the core building cost of the hospital at the time. We all know that there has been building inflation. This was expected to be 3%. Everyone in this House knows it is running at 9%. That figure did not include some of the issues being spoken about at present in connection with the cost. The information technology, IT, cost was always going to have to be taken into account. There is also a new education and research centre as part of the development.

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