Overview
- The November handover outlined by BAM is now expected to slip into next year, marking the 16th delay to the €2.24bn project.
- The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has retained 15% of BAM’s August and September invoices, totalling €1.15 million, to pressure improvements in delivery.
- The employer’s representative has formally deemed BAM non-compliant, citing repeated missed deadlines and insufficient resourcing.
- A High Court case is in train over four bonded payments worth €145 million that the board says were wrongly treated by BAM as revenue.
- The Public Accounts Committee will consider the board’s letter this week, and Aontú has scheduled a Dáil vote of no confidence in the Tánaiste over child healthcare.