Harris faces further questions on Children’s Hospital costs

Inside Politics: Records of steering group meetings show growing disquiet over increasing figures

Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 07:04 Updated: Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 07:40

Jennifer Bray

Simon Harris: facing questions on the escalation of costs at the National Children’s Hospital. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Simon Harris: facing questions on the escalation of costs at the National Children’s Hospital. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Good morning,

Ten months ago, Minister for Health Simon Harris faced one of the biggest crises of his ministerial career when, thanks to the courage of Vicky Phelan, details of the CervicalCheck scandal emerged.

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