Veterinary inspector accuses senior politicians of ‘political interference’

A whistleblower has accused Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and former taoiseach Enda Kenny of “political interference” to frustrate criminal investigations into farmers and pharmacists by the Department of Agriculture.

At the outset, its legal team sought to have the details of the protected disclosure excluded from the evidence, arguing the documents had been submitted late and were not relevant to the claim. “Mr Reardon’s case is that he was involuntarily transferred against his will – an embarrassing and humiliating development in an otherwise unblemished record in the civil service,” Mr MacNamara said.

Mr MacNamara then opened to the adjudication hearing the protected disclosure made my Mr Reardon to then Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed on August 2nd, 2017. He said he was investigated twice over “unsubstantiated” allegations made against him by the company, and a decision was ultimately made not to prosecute the firm.Ms Hillery made an objection to the level of detail being given in evidence.

Mr MacNamara said his client had told the minister that Mr Blake, “signed off on a deal with Animal Farmacy Ltd whereby they would not be prosecuted”, which Mr Reardon confirmed.

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