Martin to face Oireachtas committee

FORMER Health Minister Micheál Martin is to be called before the Oireachtas Committee on Health next month to discuss the Travers Report.

The committee also wants to see the legal opinion on long-stay charges obtained by the South Eastern Health Board and given to Mr Martin in advance of a crucial December 2003 meeting.

Around 300,000 people were illegally charged for nursing home care since 1976, despite holding medical cards