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The Taoiseach was told to “control a little” in a heated exchange with Kerry TD Michael Healy Rae about cross-border medical procedures. Micheál Martin said Healy Rae had reached out to her constituents to offer them treatment in Northern Ireland.
“I was reliably informed that MP Healy-Rae approached people outside of Mass to say ‘I can take you on the bus. I can give you a cataract.’
Mr. Healy-Rae reacted angrily and told the Taoiseach that his comments were “a shame”.
“You’re alone at the bottom of the barrel coming out with that kind of statement. Police in a bit of Taoiseach. Damn it, it’s horrible to say, if someone you own is going blind, you wouldn’t like it. “
Later, Mr. Martin apologized.
“Just to say that I apologize to Deputy Healy-Rae if there was any offense, I meant it in good faith, he actually told me by the way, and was told by a doctor. Of course, it may not have been realized who was who, but they told me. “
Meanwhile, TD Mattie McGrath of Tipperary has apologized for a comment he made about the medical director, Dr. Tony Holohan.
He had questioned the whereabouts of Dr. Holohan in recent months.
“Were you with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the past few months listening to them, or where were you?”
Dr. Holohan had been away to care for his ailing wife. He returned to his role on Sunday.
In the Dáil, the independent TD apologized for the comment.
“I made comments about Dr. Holohan earlier and asked him where he had been for the past few months. I fully understand where he has been, caring for his sick wife, and I deeply apologize if I caused any offense in the context of the leak on Sunday night and all the fury that surrounds it. “
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