National Maternity Hospital bill projected to reach 10 times original cost

National Maternity Hospital bill projected to reach 10 times original cost

Minister for Health expected to bring final business case for project to Cabinet after HSE examine submitted tenders submitted

National Maternity Hosp bill could hit 10 TIMES cost amid 'runaway train' fear

THE Government is facing fierce fire after it emerged the new National Maternity Hospital could cost close to €2 BILLION to develop. The maternity facility is to be built on the St Vincent’s hospital campus at Elm Park, Dublin. Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill© 2025 PA Media, All Rights Reserved Artist impression of the National Maternity Hospital – which is expected to cost over €1.5 billionhandout But a warning has now been issued…

National Maternity Hospital on same disastrous trajectory as New Children’s Hospital

The development of the new National Maternity Hospital must not be hindered by the same mistakes which have delayed the opening of the New Children’s Hospital, according to Social Democrats TD Pádraig Rice. Deputy Rice, who’s the party’s health spokesperson, said: “The National Maternity Hospital cannot become another runaway train – its development has been mishandled by successive health ministers, including Tánaiste Simon Harris, and continue…