HSE needs to learn from Áras Attracta and Portlaoise scandals

Is Mr Tony O’Brien, chief executive of the HSE, going to put the house in order, now that those involved in the abuse of the vulnerable elderly, in Áras Attracta, are being brought to court law?

The HSE is a spent force and no longer fit for purpose. Indeed, from word go it was doomed to failure. Instead of replacing the old health-board monoliths with a streamlined organisation, all we got was another layer of bureaucracy.

Their ability to stonewall any challenges to their incompetent management is infamous.