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Thu 11 Nov 2009State demands steep cut in fees from architects
ALREADY FLOUNDERING from the downturn, architects are coming under severe pressure from State agencies, whose remit to shave costs and cut back on expenditure is being felt across both the construction industry and the architectural profession.
Take the tenders for the new Childrens’ Hospital in Dublin, already trailing a saga of cynicism over its location. In spite of reservations over emergency access to its north inner city location near the Mater and extra costs associated with building in that location, the realpolitik has been accepted, due to the pervasive influence of then taoiseach Bertie Ahern, for whom nothing moved in the constituency without his say-so.
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