Kenny angered by HSE revelation on contracts
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has expressed anger at the revelation that taxpayers may have to fork out €50m this year because of a glitch in consultants' contracts.
HSE chief executive Brendan Drumm told the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee that the HSE may be left with the bill when private patients are referred to hospitals by certain consultants.
He said the problem was not foreseen during negotiations on new contracts for consultants, but the HSE was working to fix the situation.
Mr Kenny has described the revelation as scandalous and says taxpayers will have to pay for another cock-up by the HSE.
