THE DEPARTMENT OF Health on Dublin’s Baggot St has reopened after being evacuated this afternoon.Minister for Health Simon Harris was inside at the time. The minister and all staff in the department were removed to safety. It’s understood the minister was not in the room when the envelope was opened.
Staff members exposed to the powder have been told they have to be ‘cleaned’ and isolated, sources said. Gardaí, the Defence Forces and other emergency services attended the building on Miesian Plaza, the site of the former Bank of Ireland.A Defence Forces spokesperson confirmed bomb disposal experts had been deployed this afternoon.We are on scene at an incident in a premises on Baggot Street Lower. To help us deal with the incident the road has been closed. Expect traffic delays and disruption in the area. @aaroadwatch @DCCTraffic pic.twitter.
- Additional reporting from Michelle Hennessy at the scene, Daragh Brophy, Sinéad O’Carroll and Garreth MacNamee
Simple Simon Harris probably sent it to himself to distract from the shambles he's making of our health system.
Now if they could change the locks while he’s outside....
The department of health is anything but safe while that clown is in charge.
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