David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It would have been around that time. Mr. Watt wrote in his letter: "the purpose of this letter is to propose an agreement to the secondment of Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin in this regard." He also wrote: "I anticipate that these [the details of the agreement] will be finalised within the time frames set out below." The letter then set out the details, which included a commitment to a €2 million funding allocation. However, Mr. Watt also wrote about appointing "Dr Holohan as a full professor with the title of Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership for a period from July 1 2022". He was to take up his position on 1 July 2022. However, if I understood what Mr. Watt just said correctly, the Estimates process would not have approved the funding until October.