CALLS FOR EXTERNAL ENQUIRY INTO ATHENRY'S NIALL MCELWEE

Date Published: 14-Jul-2007

The H-S-E says it's to conduct an investigation without delay into the extent of knowledge of allegations regarding a former department head at Athlone I-T., who lives in County GalwayDoctor Niall McElwee of Rockfield, Athenry, resigned last week after telling the college he'd been convicted of a sex offence in the Netherlands in 2005.He was the head of the Centre for Child and Youth Care at the I-T. Yesterday it emerged that Gardaí had informed the Midland Health Board over three years ago about the sexual assault allegations.Fine Gael's Health spokesman Brian Hayes believes the inquiry should be carried out externally - and not by the health authority