Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
1195. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of the benchmarked post tender construction costs of the new children's hospital against comparable construction costs for major acute hospitals internationally; the name of the major acute hospitals that were used for the purposes of such comparisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27245/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) is the statutory body charged with delivery of the capital project. The NPHDB benchmarked the post-tender construction costs of the new children's hospital against construction costs for major acute hospitals internationally. This exercise demonstrated that construction elements of the project compare favourably to the costs of international projects of a similar size and scale. I have asked the NPHDB to respond to you directly regarding the benchmarked post tender construction costs and the name of the major acute hospitals that were used for the purposes of comparisons.
