Health Department set to answer allegations

The Department of Health is due to react today to allegations by a senior official against the head of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2002 - 08:30

The Department of Health is due to react today to allegations by a senior official against the head of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

It follows comments by Dr Joan Power that a senior Department of Health official wanted to "bury her" after she criticised the State’s response to aspects of the Hepatitis ‘C’ scandal.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Cork Place: Ireland Person: Dr Person: Joan Power Person: Power Event: Hepatitis ‘C’ scandal Organisation: Department Organisation: Department of Health Organisation: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Organisation: St Finbarr’s Hospital

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