GPs threaten health minister with legal action

The Minister for Health is breaching EU state aid rules by refusing to negotiate with one of the two GP representative bodies, the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has alleged.

Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health, has refused to allow the GPs’ association into talksPress 22
Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health, has refused to allow the GPs’ association into talksPress 22

In a letter to minister Leo Varadkar, the law firm William Fry, which is representing the NAGP, warned the decision to solely deal with a rival union was “likely to be found illegal by the European Commission and/or Irish courts”.

Varadkar was urged to enter into discussions with the NAGP. Failing that, he was advised that the NAGP would “consider ...