John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

The Travers report is an indictment of the administrative and political culture in the Department of Health and Children. It exposes a litany of poor decisions, fudges and errors as well as "extreme maladministration" as the Tánaiste put it. By using that phrase she nicely prepared the way for this report. As I said at the time, it was preparing the way for civil servants to get it in the neck. Mr. Kelly has accepted his responsibility in the debacle. However, Government politicians have simply washed their hands. No one has assumed political responsibility.

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