Gama scandal - Buck-passing claim against Harney sticks

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney does not come well out of the controversy surrounding the scandalous underpayment of Turkish workers in Ireland.

Despite her strenuous denials of allegations that she did nothing as Minister for Enterprise to investigate complaints against Turkish company Gama Construction, serious questions remain to be answered about the Government’s failure to crack down on their unjust treatment of workers.

Judging by the tenor of her reply to Dáil questions yesterday, Ms Harney, who is now Health Minister, clearly finds herself under pressure and rightly so.