Ahern hits back in PPARS debacle

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern attempted to spread blame for the €195 million PPARS debacle to the Opposition yesterday.

Ahern hits back in PPARS debacle

The management of PPARS, a health services IT system, was the subject of a highly critical report published on Tuesday by the Comptroller and Auditor General, which monitors how public money is spent.

Speaking in the Dáil, Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny, said the scandal had evolved under the watch of three successive health ministers: Brian Cowen, Micheál Martin and Mary Harney.

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