Elaine Loughlin: Unfinished health business must now be priority for Harris as Taoiseach

As health minister, Harris had to admit that Government and taxpayer were 'extremely badly let down' by the 'elasticity of the cost' of the National Children's Hospital and its completion should now be a priority

Security, business, and the migrant crisis are on Simon Harris' agenda. Picture: Dan Linehan

Tick tock goes the clock for the TikTok Taoiseach. As he prepares to enter office, becoming the youngest Taoiseach in the history of the State, Simon Harris is under pressure to break records on delivery if his tenure as head of Government is to make any impact.

Harris also needs to re-energise his own fatigued party and has described this as a “moment for Fine Gael to reset”.