Martin under fire for €10,000 jet ride

HEALTH MINISTER Micheál Martin was yesterday accused of using the Government jet as a taxi to get home at a cost of €10,000, when he missed a scheduled flight home from Switzerland.

Fine Gael Health Spokesperson Olivia Mitchell described the official explanation as to why Mr Martin had to use the jet as “barely credible”.

The Minister was delayed despite arriving at the check-in desk at Geneva 40 minutes before the departure of the flight last Wednesday. En route to the airport, he had discovered that he had left his passport at the hotel.