See below -the costing estimate for the NPH by St.James (inner urban, brownfield) was less than that of Connolly hospital (M50, greenfield) -strange!
The NATIONAL PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL INDEPENDENT REVIEW , commissioned by James Reilly,Minister for Health, PART ONE : FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, July 2011 gives €650m as the budget for the NPH at the MATER site .
Connolly Hospital submission of NPH Construction Cost ,May 2012, to the Dolphin Group :-
St. James’s Hospital submission of Construction Cost,( May 2012) to the Dolphin group :-