Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion

Mr. Robert Watt:

The figure of €2 million was to give real substance to the seriousness of this endeavour, to show we are actually serious. It is our strong view in the Department, and strong advice will be given to the Minister in the context of the next round of Estimates, that we need to increase funding beyond that. It is not-----