Minister Halligan says he does not want to leave Government but 'may be forced to'

Junior Minister John Halligan does not wish to resign from Government but said he may be forced to do so if promises over services at University Hospital Waterford are not fulfilled.

The Independent Alliance TD has been at loggerheads with his fellow members of Government — whom he criticised over the weekend — over the provision of a second ‘cath lab’ in Waterford.

After refusing to accept alternative offers made by Health Minister Simon Harris, the Waterford TD appears to have backed himself into a corner.