A lot of debt but little relief

James Reilly owes his former business buddies a fortune — and still owes the rest of us an explanation.

There was plenty of debt but not much relief in his terse 10-minute statement to the Oireachtas late last night.

After returning from his mission to sun-drenched Cyprus it had taken the health minister four hours to get from Dublin Airport to standing up in Dáil Eireann — FYI Jimmy: the 747 bus only takes 30 minutes and is a snip at six quid if you’re short of a few bob.