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Cost of New Children's Hospital

Costas Ospidéal Nua na Leanaí 'os cionn €2bn'.

The cost of the New Children's Hospital may end up being over €2bn.

Is féidir go mbeidh costas an Ospidéil Nua Leanaí os cionn €2bn sa deireadh.

That's what David Gunning, Chief Officer of the National Pediatric Hospital Development Board, (NPHDB) told the Oireachtas Joint Health Committee this morning, when he warned that the cost could be even higher and there could be further delays to the proposal if -the contractor will change manners.

Sin é a d'inis David Gunning, Príomhoifigeach Bhord Forbartha an Ospidéil Náisiúnta Phéidiatraicigh, (NPHDB) do Comhchoiste Sláínte an Oireachtais ar maidin, nuair a thug sé foláireamh go bhféadfadh an costas bheith níos airde fós agus tuilleadh moille bheith ar an togra mura n-athróidh an conraitheoir béasa.

The committee also heard that less than 1% of the rooms that were supposed to be finished by now, have been finished.

Chuala an coiste freisin go bhfuil níos lú ná 1 faoin gcéad de na seomraí a bhí ceaptha bheith críochnaithe faoi seo, críochnaithe.

The increase in cost relates to a claim made by the contractor, BAM, for an additional fund of €756m.

Baineann an t-ardú sa chostas le héileamh atá déanta ag an gconraitheoir, BAM, ar chiste breise €756m.

Out of a total of 2,175 claims, €573m relates to 16 of those claims.

As 2,175 éileamh san iomlán, baineann €573m le 16 de na héilimh sin.

Said that those 16 claims from BAM seek compensation for a delay of 2,376 days that BAM is imposing on the Development Board of the National Pediatric Hospital.

Dúirt go bhfuil na 16 éileamh sin ó BAM ag lorg cúiteamh as moill 2,376 lá atá BAM ag leagan ar Bhord Forbartha an Ospidéil Náisiúnta Phéidiatraicigh.

The proposal was to be completed by August 2022.

Bhí an togra le bheith tugtha i gcrích faoi Lúnasa 2022.

These latest bills would see the cost of the building itself at up to €2.2bn, excluding the cost of commissioning the hospital.

D'fheicfeadh na billí deireanacha seo costas an fhoirgnimh féin ag teach suas le €2.2bn, gan costas choimisiúnaithe an ospidéil le cur san áireamh.

If these demands are accepted, they will be added to the €1.43bn budget, of which €1.35bn has been spent so far.

Má ghlactar leis an héilimh seo, cuirfear iad leis an mbubbhuiséad €1.43bn, as a bhfuil €1.35bn caite go dtí seo.

BAM now says the new center will not be completed until mid-2024.

Deir BAM anois nach mbeidh an t-ionad nua críochnaithe go dtí lár 2024.

David Gunning said his team of experts are inspecting '4 air-conditioned grills in 11 of the 12 theatres' after reports they did not meet standards.

Dúirt David Gunning go bhfuil dá fhoireann saineolaithe ag iniúchadh '4 ghril aerádaithe in11 de na 12 obrádlann' tar éis tuairiscí nar bhain siad caighdeáin amach.