The PS will request an urgent parliamentary hearing from Ana Jorge and the Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security to explain the government’s decision, announced this Monday, to dismiss the administration of Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa.
According to the official socialist source, these requests for hearings will be submitted urgently, with the aim of the PS to ensure all clarifications in parliament regarding this decision to dismiss the administration of the institution with immediate effect.
The administration of Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa has been dismissed “with immediate effect”, the government announced this Monday, justifying the decision by saying that the team “proved incapable of coping with the serious financial and operational problems of the institution”.
“The government has decided to immediately dismiss all members of the council of Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa. [SCML]”, thanking them for their willingness to carry out functions in such an important institution,” says a government statement issued this Monday by the Presidium of the Council of Ministers.
The SCML is currently headed by former socialist health minister Ana Jorge, who served as ombudsman for about a year, and the remaining SCML board consisted of a deputy ombudsman and four members.
“Unfortunately, this decision became inevitable as the now retiring Board proved unable to cope with the institution’s serious financial and operational challenges, which could, in the short term, jeopardize the fundamental mission of social action for which it is responsible,” he explained. Executive Director.
Information about the dissolution of the SKML board was initially reported by the SIC.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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