Travers to be quizzed on nursing fees report

THE author of the Government's report into illegal nursing home payments will be quizzed today on why his investigation did not focus more on the role played by former Health Minister Micheál Martin.

In his report, published just before the Dáil's Easter recess, John Travers laid most of the blame for the illegal charging of long-stay patients on then Department of Health Secretary General Michael Kelly who subsequently tendered his resignation.

The Opposition has always argued that Mr Martin, along with his junior ministers, Ivor Callely and Tim O'Malley, should have bourne more responsibility for Departmental failures under their watch.