Tánaiste's work at Dept of Health rated 'poor’ by 56% in online poll

The Tánaiste Mary Harney's performance as Minister for Health has been rated as "poor" by 56% of voters in an online poll conducted by the health-oriented website www.irishhealth.com.

Only nine per cent said her performance, after one year in the job, was very good, while 14% rated it as good.

A further 21% of Irishhealth.com users rate her performance as "fair".

These figures showed a drop in support from the last similar poll undertaken six months ago: 19% categorised her performance as very good in that poll, while 47% rated her as ‘poor’.