爱尔兰全国儿童科学中心项目拖延了20多年,费用超过4百万欧元,但由于缺乏资金和政治意愿,项目仍然停滞不前。 Ireland’s national children’s science centre project, delayed for over 20 years and costing over €4M, remains stalled due to lack of funding and political will.

爱尔兰的一个拟议的国家科学中心最初设想于2000年成立,但由于20多年的拖延、管理不善和费用上涨,立法者将该中心称为“未缓解的灾难”。 A proposed national science centre in Ireland, first envisioned in 2000, has been labeled an "unmitigated disaster" by lawmakers due to over two decades of delays, mismanagement, and rising costs. 已经花费了超过400万欧元的公共资金,包括100万欧元的法律费用,项目的估计费用从2003年的1 430万欧元猛增至2024年的7 000多万欧元,其中不包括土地价值。 Public funds exceeding €4 million, including €1 million in legal fees, have been spent, with the project’s estimated cost soaring from €14.3 million in 2003 to over €70 million by 2024, excluding land value. 尽管2013年迁至Earlsfort Terrace的OPW场址和爱尔兰儿童博物馆有限公司(ICML)承诺筹集2 500万欧元的私人资金,但没有任何政府部门将该项目列为优先事项或提供资金。 Despite a 2013 move to an OPW site at Earlsfort Terrace and the Irish Children’s Museum Ltd’s (ICML) pledge to raise €25 million in private funding, no government department has prioritized or funded the project. ICML继续占用未使用的9 580平方米大楼的两个办公室,而由于缺乏政治和财政承诺,该项目仍然停滞不前。 ICML continues to occupy two offices in the unused 9,580 sq m building, while the project remains stalled due to lack of political and financial commitment. 慈善机构强调,爱尔兰是经合组织唯一没有国家儿童科学中心的国家,而且该设施将支持STEM教育,特别是女童和妇女的教育。 The charity emphasizes Ireland is the only OECD country without a national children’s science centre and that the facility would support STEM education, especially for girls and women. 最终时间表正在等待正在进行的仲裁的结果。 A final timeline is pending the outcome of ongoing arbitration.