Harris fails to voice faith in O’Brien

Minister for Health Simon Harris twice declined to express confidence in the director general of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Tony O’Brien.

Harris fails to voice faith in O’Brien

However, the minister said Mr O’Brien had only a number of weeks left in office and that a recruitment process for a replacement would begin next week.

Mr Harris said he knows people are angry about the cervical cancer scandal and that he and other ministers also feel that anger.

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