HSE CEO claims decision to put UHL clinical director on administrative leave 'not taken lightly'

The court heard that HSE CEO Bernard Gloster accepts the significant impact of his decision

It was the second day of the injunction application by Professor Brian Lenehan who is seeking an injunction over a HSE decision a number of months ago to put him on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. File photo: Collins Courts

HSE CEO Bernard Gloster has said he did not take the decision lightly to put the clinical director of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on administrative leave, the High Court has heard.

Mr Gloster, who put the UHL clinical director Professor Brian Lenehan on administrative leave pending an investigation for alleged serious misconduct relating to circumstances surrounding the death of 16-year-old Aoife Johnston two years ago, the court heard accepts the significant impact of his decision.