An inquiry into spiralling costs for the national children’s hospital will have the ability to blame individuals, the Government has announced after a forced U-turn on terms for the probe. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has now confirmed that, after talks with Health Minister Simon Harris, the review of the hospital overspend by consultants PwC will be changed. Over the weekend, Mr Varadkar tried to deflate criticism about the project. A statement on behalf of the health minister confirmed the revised terms. “When everyone is responsible, no one is responsible.”Meanwhile, Mr Varadkar has ruled out blocking pay rises for nurses.

Source: Irish Examiner February 04, 2019 05:37 UTC