Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he has “total confidence” in Minister for Health Simon Harris. On September 13th, 2017, Mr Harris was told that developments in relation to escalating costs were “not welcome”. On August 27th, 2018, Mr Harris was told the “construction budget is trending very significantly over budget”. Mr Harris said he believed he had behaved entirely appropriately and that it was clear that he retained the confidence of the Taoiseach. Why did Minister Harris not reveal this when he was under questioning with me and my colleagues.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2019 09:00 UTC