Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The amount involved became €930 million and has now risen to €1.7 billion. Following what was stated at a committee meeting last week, it appears that the final figure could be more than €2 billion. Senator Colm Burke pointed out the various stages of planning the hospital went through. The reality is that the decision of An Bord Pleanála regarding the Mater Hospital site could have been appealed but it was not and that was as a result of political reasons.