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

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael)
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The small print in these issues is important, as is the language. We are talking about €20 million-plus over ten years, clearly expressed in a letter of intent in which it was not explicitly stated that Government approval was required. Mr. Watt just assumed Trinity would presume that. Is that not dangerous?