Fianna Fáil TD calls for Robert Watt to be made boss of the HSE and the Dept of Health

Image: Leah Farrell Image: Leah Farrell THE HSE AND the Department of Health should have one chief executive, according to Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen.

Tensions have existed between the HSE and the department in recent years, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. “As I have said before in policy discussions within Fianna Fáil, it is time to end this arm’s length separation of the HSE and the Government. The establishment of the HSE was a good idea executed badly,” he said.

Analysis by the Irish Patients Association shows that in January of this year, it took the average patient 10.3 months to see a consultant and a further 7.6 months to have treatment.

'yes ill think ill be a full time electrician AND carpenter. sure im on building sites all the time so i must be able to do both jobs well. 80 hours a week? no problem. and ill be getting paid both salaries.' doesnt really wash, does it

Great idea and no doubt LeoVaradkar will make sure he gets paid both salaries for doing f*all

Makes sense . Bit of logic applied

CowenBarry could you read this article please. Is the systematic failure of Child Disability service not enough ?

Are we forgetting his arrogance already let Cowen go back to trying to get a drivers licence

FF want to get the fix in

No no no no no NO! Anyone but Mr Watt! He is arrogance personified.

As long as the existing management are there and the clique culture continues, nothing will change. I have worked with these guys and they are just plain dangerous. Politics is more important than patients lives.

Does anyone know what he’s doing right now in his current job? He was given an 80k pay rise just to start it after all

Does he want him to get paid the whole million a year?

it took them this long to realise that ?

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