Court may pursue minister on his own over debt

Health Minister James Reilly could be pursued individually to pay the full €1.9m owed by him and four business partners who invested in a nursing home.

Last February the group consented to a court judgment for €1.9m against them “jointly or severally”, meaning a claimant may pursue an obligation against any one party as if they were jointly liable for the debt.

The settlement was agreed following a case by eight others who had invested in the nursing home as part of an agreement that they would sell their share 10 years after it opened.