Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach would have contacted Robert Watt, I would say, in the very early days of January. Mr. Watt contacted me and informed me that the Taoiseach had asked him to move across on an interim basis. I had known that was a possibility but that was the point at which it actually materialised. I made it clear that I would not stand in the way if that was deemed to be the best thing for the Government overall and the Department of Health at that time.