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:
No, because we were very confident that there had been a very strong commitment towards enhancing research in this area and the Minister and Government had given very clear commitments. We were very happy that there was a strong commitment to increase funding for research. The CMO's proposed salary would have been a fraction of the €2 million and what we think will be the overall amount of money that will fund research in this area into the future.