Subsidiary of main National Children’s Hospital contractor to secure major state building project
The Government is poised to award a major construction contract to a company jointly controlled by BAM, the main contractor for the National Children’s Hospital, despite not meeting value-for-money tests.
Ministers will on Wednesday consider a proposal to proceed with the tender for Invesis, formerly known as BAM PPP, a vehicle for building public-private partnerships (PPPs) controlled by the Dutch construction giant along with a pension fund.
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- High levels of air pollutants that can cause respiratory, heart and brain issues found in Dublin hotspots: High levels of air pollutants that can cause a range of respiratory, heart and brain issues have been detected across inner-city Dublin, according to new research.
- One in five Irish people expect to pay mortgage in retirement, survey finds: One in five Irish people expect to still be paying off their mortgage in retirement.
- Teacher should be removed from register for inappropriate messages to students – disciplinary panel: A secondary schoolteacher who sent inappropriate messages to three second-year students should be removed from the register of teachers, a disciplinary panel has decided.
- Met Éireann cold weather warning in force until mid-morning: A cold weather warning is in force with icy conditions expected in Munster and Connacht, as well as Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath, until 11am on Wednesday.
- Weather forecast: Frost this morning may be slow to clear some areas. Otherwise it will be a dry day with a mix of cloud and some sunny spells. Cold with highest temperatures of 2 to 7 degree. Tonight will be mostly dry with a good deal of cloud. Frost and some fog will form in light northeast or variable breezes. Lowest temperatures of -2 to +3 degrees.
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