David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With respect, Mr. Watt is missing the point. The contention is that there was no proper scrutiny of this process. There was no ministerial or governmental approval. Mr. Watt's contention is that that would have come as part of the Estimates process, but that would have been after the event. I did not write this letter - Mr. Watt did. In his letter, he set out that Dr. Holohan was to have taken up his position on 1 July 2022. Mr. Watt asked in the letter that the final agreement be signed prior to 31 March 2022.