Beaumont hospital spent over €400k on accommodation after taking over building owned by a charity

A hospital spent more than €400,000 on hotel accommodation after taking over a building belonging to a charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beaumont Hospital was taken to the High Court by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) after it repeatedly failed to hand back a 13-bedroom support centre to the charity.

It has now emerged that the Dublin hospital was spending more than €100,000-per-year accommodating clients of the IKA at a nearby hotel.

Figures released by Beaumont show how €106,756 has already been spent at the Clayton Airport Hotel this year to cover the cost of 747 nights of accommodation.

A further €162,342 was paid last year to the same hotel to pay for 868 nights, the hospital said.

Overall, Beaumont said they have spent €401,945 at the Clayton Airport Hotel to provide 2,946 nights of accommodation.

This worked out at an average cost per night of around €136, according to details they provided in response to a Freedom of Information request.

The hospital said…

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