No ‘suitably qualified’ candidate for chief medical officer position found during interview process

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly recommended appointing Prof Mary Horgan as interim chief medical officer without interview after the recruitment process for chief medical officer did not identify a 'suitably qualified' candidate. Photograph: Stephen Collins /Collins Photoswas unable to find a “suitably qualified” candidate to become chief medical officer during the interview process for the position.

Prof Smyth was appointed acting chief medical officer at the Department of Health in July 2022, taking over from Dr Tony Holohan, who spent 14 years in the role. In November 2022, she was permanently appointed to the post, and she vacated it at the end of May 2024 to take up a new role with the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin.

The CMO reports directly to department secretary general Robert Watt and serves as “an integral member of the senior management team”, the Department of Health said.

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