Fianna Fáil is to table a motion of no-confidence in Health Minister when the Dail resumes later this month.
The party health spokesperon Billy Kelleher says James Reilly has to go for the sake of the health system.
It follows confirmation last week that the Health Service Executive (HSE) plans to cut costs in the sector by some €130 million.
Separately an Ennis Labour Councillor has tendered his resignation to party officials in protest at what he describes as ‘the savage health care cuts set to be imposed by government’.
Paul O’Shea says he has been left with little choice but to quit the coalition party.
He says he will only reconsider his position if the cost-saving measures are reversed by government.
The cuts have already created a divide among the government parties with two Labour TDs yesterday voicing their anger over the proposals.
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-Central and health spokesperson is Billy Kelleher.
He says the cracks in government and the attack on the vulnerable mean the Minister should go.
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