Editorial: Realistic finishing date must be put on new National Children’s Hospital

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly took questions from Leo Varadkar about the drug-payment scheme. Photo: Stephen Collins

Editorial

The words on the bright orange hoarding around the site reads: “A world-class children’s hospital...” And we imagine it will be some day, but right now, all that taxpayers are hearing about is what sounds like a “world-class price”.

Meanwhile, regarding the cacophony over reasons for missing completion dates and accusations of colossal overspending, the Government continues to serve up second-class excuses.