Yesterday morning, it seemed that the most likely headline from the looming Oireachtas health committee meeting was a potential €40m charge for developers BAM because of delays with the new National Children’s Hospital. However, this was soon overtaken by news that BAM will not meet the completion date of April 30 for the hospital, as revealed by National Paediatric Hospital Development Board David Gunning to the committee. April 30 marks the 18th different completion date, for instance, announced for the project. Their research showed health groups had 2.9 times fewer submissions on Ireland’s lobbying register than tobacco and vaping industries, consulting firms, and retailers. That is what organisations such as Vape Business Ireland, the national trade association for vaping retailers, are for, though it is interesting that organisation is now called Responsible Vaping Ireland.

Source: Irish Examiner March 26, 2026 04:18 UTC