Department of Health’s top civil servant to make appearance at Oireachtas Committee on Wednesday
In particular, there are clear contradictions in the accounts offered by Mr Watt and by the State’s former top civil servant, Martin Fraser – who was secretary general in the Department of the Taoiseach last year and is now ambassador in London – and in the accounts offered by Mr Watt and by Deirdre Gillane, chief of staff to the then taoiseach Micheál Martin and now in the same role for Mr Martin as Tánaiste.
In a submission to the inquiry, Ms Gillane said that Mr Watt’s assertions that she had been made aware of the prospective appointment were “grossly inaccurate and unwarranted”. She went to refer to other aspects of Mr Watt’s evidence as “fatuous” and said comments he made regarding her involvement were “wholly without foundation”.
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