Clare’s Senator is dismissing suggestions that the Health Minister should resign in light of the latest revelations surrounding the National Children’s Hospital controversy.
It’s emerged that Simon Harris was aware of a possible 400 million euro over-run in the cost of the National Children’s Hospital in August last year, but the Taoiseach wasn’t told about it until nearly 2 months later.
Leo Varadkar has expressed confidence in Simon Harris and has played down concerns about the impact of the rising costs on other major spending projects.
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Fianna Fáil’s Sean Fleming has said Minister Harris must resign now, but Ennistymon Senator Martin Conway has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that he doesn’t agree.
