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30/07/2008
Reynolds Medically Unfit To Give Evidence At Tribunal
The former Taoiseach has been declared medically unfit to give evidence at the Mahon Tribunal due to a "significant cognitive impairment".
Albert Reynolds, whose appearance has been scheduled three times, was due to provide potentially pivotal evidence at the Tribunal.
The former Taoiseach was expected to be questioned about allegations of improper payments from Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan, but on Wednesday, tribunal Chairman Judge Alan Mahon announced Mr Reynolds's GP and two consultants had told the inquiry he was unfit to give evidence.
Judge Mahon said: "Having been presented with detailed information from the five medical experts, including the two consultants engaged by the tribunal and their essentially unanimous opinion that Mr Reynolds has a significant cognitive impairment which renders him medically unfit to give evidence to this tribunal at this time or within the foreseeable future."
The Judge went on to say that Mr Reynolds will no longer be scheduled to give evidence, although the inquiry reserves the right to review its decision if there is a change in his condition.
Tom Gilmartin testified at an earlier hearing that Mr O'Callaghan claimed to have paid Mr Reynolds £150,000 in March 1994. Mr Reynolds has described this allegation as nonsense.
The tribunal also heard Mr Reynolds was at a dinner organised by Mr O'Callaghan in a private house in Cork at that time which raised £50,000 for Fianna Fáil.
The tribunal is is expected to conclude by the end of September, and is finishing today for a summer break.
(DW/JM)
Albert Reynolds, whose appearance has been scheduled three times, was due to provide potentially pivotal evidence at the Tribunal.
The former Taoiseach was expected to be questioned about allegations of improper payments from Cork developer Owen O'Callaghan, but on Wednesday, tribunal Chairman Judge Alan Mahon announced Mr Reynolds's GP and two consultants had told the inquiry he was unfit to give evidence.
Judge Mahon said: "Having been presented with detailed information from the five medical experts, including the two consultants engaged by the tribunal and their essentially unanimous opinion that Mr Reynolds has a significant cognitive impairment which renders him medically unfit to give evidence to this tribunal at this time or within the foreseeable future."
The Judge went on to say that Mr Reynolds will no longer be scheduled to give evidence, although the inquiry reserves the right to review its decision if there is a change in his condition.
Tom Gilmartin testified at an earlier hearing that Mr O'Callaghan claimed to have paid Mr Reynolds £150,000 in March 1994. Mr Reynolds has described this allegation as nonsense.
The tribunal also heard Mr Reynolds was at a dinner organised by Mr O'Callaghan in a private house in Cork at that time which raised £50,000 for Fianna Fáil.
The tribunal is is expected to conclude by the end of September, and is finishing today for a summer break.
(DW/JM)
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