Reilly knew talks to buy site were ongoing

Health Minister James Reilly was fully aware of the ongoing talks about the purchase of a site to be used for a primary care development in his own constituency.

However, his spokesman was unable to say at the time of going to press last night if Dr Reilly knew the site was owned by a Fine Gael member whom the minister knew personally.

Further pressure was heaped on Dr Reilly yesterday when two Labour MEPs called for his resignation over his decision to add two sites in his constituency to a list of locations for primary care centres.