Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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1318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason work has stopped on the national children’s hospital; if there are legal proceedings under way on the project; the estimated cost to the State of such legal proceedings; the number of days lost due to legal proceedings; and the cost to the State per day of delays to the project. [16108/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The proceedings currently before the Commercial Court are related to the validity of the instruction given by the NPHDB to begin the Phase B above ground construction works in January 2019. As this matter is now before the Courts it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.

I am anxious that the hospital be completed as quickly as possible on behalf of children, young people and their families. The NPHDB has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital and I have referred your question to the NPHDB for direct reply.