/> The incoming junior health minister says he’s confident that nothing underhand was behind James Reilly’s decision to locate two primary care centres in his own constituency.

Alex White’s comments come after his predecessor Roisin Shortall yesterday accused Minister Reilly of ‘stroke politics’ and said he had blocked attempts to reform the health service.

Mr. White – will formally be appointed to replace Roisin Shortall as junior health minister on Tuesday  – after she resigned last week.

The Labour TD for Dublin South says he has no reason to believe that the Health Minister has acted improperly: