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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: 553. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the latest round of homecare tenders which were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if there have been substantial changes to the tender since last initiated; the reason for adopting a volume-based approach; if there will be a minimum bid or costing of tender; if there will be no minimum; the manner in which workers rights will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: My questions are directed to Mr. Watt. The letter he sent to the Provost of Trinity was sent on 16 March 2022. Is that the correct date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: On the day Mr. Watt sent that letter, did he inform the Minister for Health of the contents of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Did he know a letter was being sent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: He certainly was unaware of the details. Let us be clear, he was unaware of the details of the letter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Was the Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach aware of the contents of the letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Did the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform or his Secretary General see the contents of the letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: That is precisely correct because strictly private and confidential is stated on the head of the letter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: To be clear, the Minister for Health, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, his Secretary General and the Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach were unaware of the contents or detail of that letter on the date Mr. Watt sent it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: That is correct. On 25 March, we had the statement from the Department of Health announcing the CMO's retirement. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: At that point, on 25 March, was the Minister for Health aware of the contents of the letter Mr. Watt sent to Trinity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: At that point, he was not aware?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Was the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, his Secretary General or the Secretary to the Government aware on 25 March, when the statement was issued that the CMO was stepping down, of the contents of the letter Mr. Watt had sent to Trinity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: They were not aware of the details of the letter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: On 6 April, the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, was on "Morning Ireland" on this particular issue. At that point, was he aware of the contents of the letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: Mr. Watt is not the Minister, Deputy Donnelly is the Minister and he is on "Morning Ireland" answering questions about this secondment. I will get to the contents of the letter in a moment. If I were the Minister, I would imagine I would want to be fully briefed on all of the details of what the arrangements were. I would want to know every detail. Mr. Watt cannot tell me this morning if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: I am asking Mr. Watt if he was aware of the details of the letter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

David Cullinane: He was on "Morning Ireland" but he was not aware of the details.