Ahern told of illegal charges before disclosure, probe told

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was told about illegal nursing home charges almost a year before they were eventually uncovered, an Oireachtas Health Committee heard today.

Former Minister of State for Health Ivor Callely today confirmed earlier claims by him that he had told Mr Ahern of the 29-year overcharging scandal during the course of a Dáil vote in mid-December 2003.