Taoiseach to meet Special Olympics organisers over SARS

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern is to meet with Special Olympics chiefs tomorrow to discuss SARS procedures for the games. Yesterday’s Cabinet meeting received a briefing from Health Minister Micheál Martin.

However, as inter-departmental meetings are still ongoing, discussions between Special Olympics officials and the Taoiseach will be held over until tomorrow, a senior government source said.

Yesterday health officials met with the Canadian ambassador to Ireland, Mark Moher, as pressure intensified on the Department of Health to issue guidelines on SARS to Special Olympics host towns.