According to reports the the new National Children’s Hospital in Dublin which will open its doors in 2020 will be one of the world’s most expensive children’s hospital when completed.
The proposed €1bn hospital due to be built on the St James’s site, will be the most costly building ever constructed along with the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia which has €2.2 billion to build.
The controversial children’s hospital which has many criticisms by opposition TDs will cost the state a massive outlay even though it was originally conceived that it would cost just under half the price.
The news of the hefty outlay comes ahead of a the publication of detailed report that will outline the spiralling costs of the project before the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.
The new state of the art facility will reportedly have 473 beds that will see all three of the country’s major children’s hospitals under one roof.