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)
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Okay, so taking that on board, and on the understanding that people make their own personal decisions in that regard, this was a peculiar decision. The Government press office and the press office of the Department of Health issued a statement on the day of Mr. Watt’s appointment as permanent Secretary General in the Department of Health. The statement that was issued through a public body stated that Mr. Watt was delighted to take up the position and that he was waiving the increased portion of his salary for an unspecified amount of time. This is my final question in this regard. Does the Minister think it would be helpful in the interests of transparency and accountability if Mr. Watt were to outline in a public fashion the period of time he waived that portion of his salary?
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