Mr Watt, who oversaw the affair, is writing the report into his own department's handling of the issue, so in that regard it is not independent.If the report says that all procedures were followed, then it is hard to see it ending there.Mr Watt was brought to the Department as a reformer, with an enhanced salary.
There has been some suggestion in recent days that the Chief Medical Officer's post was to be funded through research money, via the Health Research Board. The HRB is funded by the Department of Health so whatever way one looks at it, it is all taxpayers' money. Trinity College Dublin made it clear at the outset that the post was being funded by the Department of Health.One of main difficulties with the issue, is the apparent failure to follow Department of Public Expenditure and Reform rules on secondments, under revised rules from December 2021.While it has been suggested that Department of the Taoiseach Secretary General Martin Fraser was involved in the appointment, it appears that he only knew the CMO was interested in a move.
FergalBowers It was sinister and covert.
FergalBowers What else would you expect from them.
FergalBowers I heard COVID was to blame.
FergalBowers Reports are written to be binned with a preamble group apology along with it.🤦♂️
FergalBowers Man writes report on himself
FergalBowers Who wrote the job specification?
FergalBowers Why was a Professorship required - surely there were lots of mechanisms to enable sharing of knowledge?
FergalBowers Where is the business case/analysis/outputs
FergalBowers What were TCD told about funding?
FergalBowers Does the Dept of Health determine the allocation of Health Research Board funding? I though they had a competitive open process for this?
FergalBowers More questions: Is it appropriate to enable a secondment without ensuring the funding is there for it?
FergalBowers Why not call it corruption? It's going on for decades and government cronies & their friends in media turn a blind eye to it.
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