Health staff ‘thought file was sent to Martin’

Paul O’Brien

“We understood that the papers had gone into the minister’s office at that stage,” principal officer Charlie Hardy told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, which is investigating the issue.

Mr Martin, the current Enterprise Minister, has denied ever being made aware of the illegal charges, which could cost the State up to 2 billion to refund, while he was at the Department of Health.