Tanaiste’s Sharing Of Doctor’s Deal Raises Ethical And Legal Questions – Garvey

Clare’s Green Party Senator says Leo Varadkar’s sharing of a confidential doctors’ contract deal is not just about whether he broke the law.

The Tanaiste will make a Dail statement on the matter later today, with Taoiseach Micheal Martin calling the decision to share the document ‘inappropriate’ and ‘not best practice’.

The Fine Gael leader has admitted he shared a version of the Irish Medical Organisation’s contract deal then rival group the NAGP – but says he didn’t breach any legislation in doing so.

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Inagh-based Senator Roisin Garvey, whose party remain in coalition with Fine Gael, believes there are ethical questions to be answered also.