Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Following on from Mr. Watt's suggestion that this "involved the Secretary of the Government and myself as Secretary General of the Department of Health", he says that the CMO "indicated that he wished to consider his future options including potential academic and international roles.". Mr. Watt goes on to say that both "the Secretary to the Government and I indicated our strong support to facilitate and help where possible. The understanding was that this would involve a public policy development role outside of the Department of Health.". How was Mr. Robert Watt aware at that stage, in August 2021, that you, the Secretary General of the Government, had indicated your strong support to facilitate, where possible, this role?