D-Day for Donohoe as he faces Dáil over electoral spending declarations

Before all that, the Cabinet gathers this morning for the weekly meeting. The agenda circulating yesterday was pretty light, but Jennifer Bray has news of a memo expected to be brought in “under the arm” by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly which will ask for Government approval to end patient charges in hospital. At present, patients without medical cards can be charged €80 a day for a stay in hospital, up to a maximum of €800 a year.

Last year, the Government abolished charges for under 16s, and today’s proposed move is part of the changes recommended in the Sláintecare plan, which proposes to replace the current public-private mix in hospitals with a public-only system that will see private care moved out of public hospitals over time. The patient charges will be replaced by State funding.

Combined with the recently concluded new contract for hospital consultants – which Donnelly intends to commence shortly, despite the doctors’ organisations not having yet given their consent – it means that the Sláintecare agenda is progressing, albeit slowly. We are still a long way from the complete separation of public and private healthcare, which is the plan’s avowed goal. But Donnelly is chipping away, in fairness.

We also have details this morning of a phone call between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Rishi Sunak, which– more than a month after Varadkar returned to the Taoiseach’s office. Wonder why the delay? Anyway, relations between the two governments are immeasurably better than they were when Boris Johnson was in 10 Downing St and both Dublin and London are talking the language of agreed solutions to the problem of the Northern Ireland protocol. Varadkar has been going out of his way to make soothing noises to unionists. Though it remains to be seen if the DUP will accept a deal between the EU and UK that falls short of its demands.

Paschal not being walked tells us all we need to know about the level of crookery Our media cheered Tory cronyism being punished but try to defend odonoghue Pathetic

Just have the decency to resign. You got caught

If Leo didn’t go for what he’s been caught for do you really think this guy or any other high ranking politician for that matter is going to step down At least in the UK when their politicians get caught the media go after them, here we just get some bullshite positivity spin.

Why? There is no vote of no confidence, he should not resign and he will not be sacked.

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