GREEN leader Trevor Sargent yesterday called for an audit of the qualifications of all Government appointees as the controversy over science adviser Barry McSweeney continues.

GOVERNMENT chief scientific adviser Dr Barry McSweeney is under intense pressure to step aside this weekend as controversy surrounding a dubious PhD he received in the US continues.

CONTINUED controversy over the Government’s chief scientific adviser, Dr Barry McSweeney, will be an embarrassing setback for the entire scientific community, one of Ireland’s most respected academics has said.