Report into proposed secondment does not contain any adverse findings against former chief medical officer but identifies issues with structure of process
Speaking on Sunday, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said it had always been his view that “people acted in good faith” in relation to the process, but he added: “Clearly there were certain issues with the process.”
A previous report into the appointment, produced by Robert Watt, the secretary general in the Department of Health, outlined how Dr Holohan had “entered into detailed discussions with the third-level sector” regarding a future role for him, building on talks between Dr Holohan, Mr Watt and Martin Fraser, the former head of the Civil Service. The three men had been in a dialogue since the previous August regarding Dr Holohan’s future, which firmed up early last year.
After the process collapsed, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly commissioned a report from businesswoman and former Unicef Ireland chief executive Maura Quinn – almost a year ago. However, its publication has been long delayed. Ms Quinn first submitted a report to the department last June, and later an updated version in July. The Irish Times has learned that additions were being made to the report until last October in a process that became much more drawn out than originally intended.
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