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Tony O’Brien’s salary comes with responsibility

Tony O'Brien questioned why the State contests long-running medical negligence cases that delay compensation — especially as it loses near all of them.

Tony O’Brien’s salary comes with responsibility

Sat, 19 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

Your editorial (December 18) affords the HSE chief executive a handy avoidance card on his spot of ‘wondering-out-loud’ to the Oíreachtas Health Committee. Surely Tony O’Brien is being disingenuous when he a washes his hands in public?

What does he get his big salary for?

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