Robert Watt

Tony Holohan should not have been involved in aspects of TCD move, report finds

Report into proposed secondment does not contain any adverse findings against former chief medical officer but identifies issues with structure of process

State paid out ‘single-digit millions’ on private nursing home claims

Robert Watt says there are about 200 legal claims outstanding over historical private nursing home charges

Health service recruitment targets missed despite ‘unprecedented’ increases in staff, PAC to be told

Robert Watt expected to blame Covid-19 and worldwide shortage of health workers for situation

Róisín Shortall urges clarity over nursing home charges issue

Social Democrats co-leader calls for a special sitting of the Oireachtas health committee

Stephen Donnelly ‘anxious’ to publish report on Tony Holohan’s cancelled secondment

Department yet to publish report on abandoned TCD appointment despite fact it was submitted last July

Consultants call for ‘laser-like’ focus on more hospital beds and staff

Minister for Health to address IHCA conference on Saturday as talks on new public-only contract reach crux

Health chief admits ‘failure’ to deal with exit of graduate medics from Ireland

Robert Watt says ‘step change’ is needed to double number of medical and nursing graduates

Ronan Glynn latest in long line of top medics to exit health service

Lack of order in health, long hours and organisational stasis accelerating brain drain

Pandemic taught us how science feeds into ‘messier’ political system - Nolan

‘Careful reflection’ on new Covid-19 book will help to learn lessons, says Nphet modeller

Watt accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over proposed Holohan secondment

Committee examining plan for Dr Holohan to move to new role at Trinity College

Watt to express ‘regret’ at Holohan secondment not proceeding

Secretary general and chief medical officer to appear before Oireachtas committee

Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’

Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days

Oireachtas group’s chief critical of Taoiseach around Watt testimony

Allegation of ‘misleading commentary’ put to Dáil over bid to secure mandarin’s appearance

Key figures in Holohan secondment to be invited before health committee

Pursuit of Robert Watt has touch of ‘witch hunt’ about it, warns Taoiseach

Robert Watt criticised over ‘lack of engagement’ on Holohan secondment

Finance committee asks top civil servant for documents relating to TCD appointment

Fraser supportive of Holohan secondment but ‘not involved in detailed arrangements’

Country’s top civil servant also indicates he did not discuss the proposal with Taoiseach

Maura Quinn to carry out external review of abandoned Holohan role

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says Quinn will report back to him in June

Health Research Board says it was not involved in any talks on Holohan secondment

Board issues clarifying statement following release of Robert Watt briefing note on issue

The Irish Times view on Government appointments: a basic political error

The circumstances of Tony Holohan’s move demanded careful political handling

The Irish Times view on the Holohan appointment: another unforced error

For an administration faced with enormous challenges, the Coalition has quite a knack of creating unnecessary problems for itself

Taoiseach calls for ‘pause’ ahead of report on Holohan secondment

Varadkar says he had ‘assumed’ CMO applied for professor role in Trinity College Dublin

Plan costing €350m to cut hospital waiting lists ‘challenged’ by Covid surge

Action plan to reduce healthcare waiting lists by 18 per cent was launched five weeks ago

Call for Watt to explain Sláintecare comments imminent after recording released

Department of Health official 'worried' about regionalisation process, report says

Reports from meetings of health officials contain ‘inaccuracies’, Watt says

Head of Department of Health criticises distribution of recordings and transcripts

Ex-Sláintecare chief raised concerns about issues ‘contrary’ to programme prior to exit

Email exchanges between Laura Magahy and health boss Robert Watt released under FoI

Government comes under criticism in Dáil over health service scandals

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accuses Minister for Health of ‘sitting on his hands’

Health committee criticises HSE and department over commitment to Sláintecare

Watt and Reid criticised over email on delaying implementation of regional health areas

Will Russian war games fizzle out or turn red hot?

Inside Politics: Tentative hopes Russia may be withdrawing troops from frontline

Health chiefs to be quizzed on Sláintecare and whistleblower revelations

Committee meeting comes amid controversy over accounts of internal conversations in Department of Health

Miriam Lord’s Week: Stephen Donnelly returns from UAE to a nasty surprise

Backslapping Fine Gael Senator puts his foot in it while Russia gets lost in the boogie

State’s statutory inquiry model needs to be ‘revisited’, Taoiseach says

Commissions of investigation taking ‘too long’ to provide answers, committee hears

Not acceptable Donnelly at Dubai health expo while ‘serious problems’ at home – TDs

Attendance by Minister and Robert Watt part of Global Ireland initiative, Taoiseach says

Robert Watt’s salary on course to top €300,000 later this year

Civil servant received €81,000 pay rise when appointed secretary general of Department of Health

FAI reject plans for national residential academy

Association aims for ‘broader, more regionally balanced approach’, says Jonathan Hill

Stephen Donnelly in line for temporary second private secretary due to workload

Six-month post created amid ‘unprecedented activity’ for Minister and Department of Health

Playing politics with broadband saddles taxpayer with €2.6bn liability

Project costing €5.5bn mired in delay ... and no public ownership of the end product

Spending watchdog to seek annual disclosure of senior civil servants’ pay

Public Accounts Committee to ask Department of Health when Robert Watt stopped waiving pay increase

Appropriate for Watt to clarify if he is waiving €81,000 increase, says O’Brien

Robert Watt was appointed role last April on a salary of €292,000

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach full of the joys of spring as Omicron storm passes

Micheál Martin relieved to be bringing good news on Ireland’s new Independence Day

Covid endgame: ‘The writing was on the wall for the last week’

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