Reilly withheld key information on HSE overspend, claim FF

Health Minister James Reilly deliberately withheld key information about the massive HSE overspend from the Dáil, Fianna Fáil has claimed.

Party leader Micheál Martin accused the minister of “dishonesty” regarding the scale of the financial problems rocking the service.

The charge came after letters emerged showing that Dr Reilly ignored repeated warnings from HSE chief executive Cathal Magee about the budget crisis in the health service.