Performance report may be epitaph for health minister

The report provides a succinct summation of much that has gone wrong with James Reilly’s tenure in office, writes Niall Hunter.

IF THE day finally comes when Health Minister James Reilly gets to ask Enda Kenny why exactly he has being sacked or shifted sideways, the Taoiseach will simply have to point to the latest performance report from the HSE.

This report, published in recent days, provides a succinct summation of much that has gone wrong with Dr Reilly’s troubled tenure in Hawkins House, and may indeed serve as his political epitaph when that post-local and Euro elections cabinet reshuffle takes place.