Parties say Govt health reforms are 'carbon copy of those brought in by Tory government'

Taoiseach Enda Kenny's new government is facing its first controversy amid reports of radical health service reform which opponents have said are out of the "Tory handbook".

Fianna Fáil - whose support is vital for Fine Gael's survival in power - said it was concerned over proposals to create trusts to run hospitals and warned that it wants the Health Service Executive (HSE) retained and improved, not dismantled.