Robert Watt
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Miriam Lord: Why did the secretary general cross the road? Because he’s worth it
- Politics
- January 16, 2021, 02:10
Monopoly money is not just for Christmas, you know. So here are some sums. Cross the road outside Government Buildings on Merrion Street and turn lef(...)

Varadkar: €292,000 salary for top health job likely to lead to others seeking parity
- Irish News
- January 15, 2021, 19:52
The Government’s decision to sanction a pay rise of €90,000 per year for the post of secretary general of the Department of Health will no doubt lead (...)

Government warned of ‘urgent need’ to address Rotunda overcrowding
- Politics
- January 15, 2021, 18:12
The Government has been warned of an “urgent and serious need” to address overcrowding in the neo-natal unit of the busiest maternity hospital in Euro(...)

The Irish Times view on top-level public pay: a healthy salary
- Editorial
- January 13, 2021, 18:45
The appointment by the Government on an interim basis of Department of Public Expenditure secretary general Robert Watt as the top official in the Dep(...)

Health secretary pay rise should be disclosed at Cabinet, says Minister
- Politics
- January 12, 2021, 18:17
Minister for Culture Catherine Martin raised the €90,000-plus salary increase for the next head of the Department of Health at the cabinet meeting tod(...)

Getting the State to fund 30% of the price of your new home
- Personal Finance
- January 12, 2021, 05:48
With property prices remaining surprisingly resilient, albeit against a background of reduced supply, the introduction this year of a new affordable h(...)

Department of Health secretary general pay to rise by over €90,000
- Irish News
- January 9, 2021, 01:00
The Government has approved a pay rise of more than €90,000 for the position of secretary general of the Department of Health, making the person to be(...)

State must be involved in direct delivery of affordable homes to buy and rent
- Opinion
- January 8, 2021, 04:47
Delivering genuinely affordable homes for working people to rent and buy will be one of Government’s biggest challenges in 2021. Despite the pandemic,(...)

Health experts favour tighter Covid restrictions, the politicians less
- Politics
- November 21, 2020, 01:37
Information is the currency in Government, and news travels fast. Within hours of its conclusion on Wednesday, word was swirling around official circl(...)

Latest Covid-19 restrictions to cost State €1bn, Oireachtas hears
- Irish News
- October 22, 2020, 17:20
The new heightened Covid-19 restrictions will cost the State about €1 billion over the next six weeks, the secretary general of the Department of Publ(...)