Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
As somebody who, I believe, was involved in the compilation of the report, the Deputy will be familiar with the background to this and the fact that in, I believe, late October 2020 there was a meeting in Government Buildings. The Minister for Health convened the meeting and explained to those present, including me, the Taoiseach and the Secretary General to the Government, that there was a need to appoint a Secretary General to the Department of Health. As I said earlier, the previous incumbent left at the same time as the previous Minister-----
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