Ex-HSE chief: Harris is a weak minister, the PAC is a ‘kangaroo court’
O’Brien says health minister behaved like ‘a frightened little boy’; Recent budget provided ‘no meaningful money’ for healthcare reform
Changes to the way politicians and the media treat public servants and others in public life are urgently needed, the former HSE chief Tony O’Brien has said.
In hisfirst interview since leaving the HSE, O’Brien said Minister for Health Simon Harris behaved like a “frightened little boy” during the recent CervicalCheck debacle. He described Harris as a weak minister who is obsessed with media coverage and “runs scared of headlines”.
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