Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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1357. To ask the Minister for Health the terms by which the role of a person (details supplied) at Trinity College Dublin will be funded by his Department; the reason this will be funded by his Department; the cost-benefit analysis of such expenditure; the benefit to the public that will be achieved by use of public funds in this manner; the full cost of this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19321/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1360. To ask the Minister for Health if the full details will be provided of the secondment of a person (details supplied); when this was first raised as a possibility; if the proposal came from the person; if not, the person or body that made the proposal; the reason for the secondment; the manner in which the post will be funded; the responsibilities of the new role; the number of teaching hours expected; the manner in which the candidate was chosen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19345/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1384. To ask the Minister for Health the process that was followed for the appointment of the Chief Medical Officer to a role as professor at Trinity College, Dublin; the reason that this post is funded by his Department; the number and details of similar posts appointed in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19391/22]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1470. To ask the Minister for Health the officer in his Department who is responsible for signing off on secondments; the highest level ranking officer who was aware of the details of the secondment of the Chief Medical Officer to Trinity College; when he/she was first informed that the Chief Medical Officer was leaving his post for Trinity College; when he/she was first informed that it would be a secondment of indefinite duration funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/22]

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1541. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 408 of 7 April 2022, when the Secretary General of his Department drew his attention to the circumstances in which the Chief Medical Officer would be seconded to Trinity College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/22]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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1695. To ask the Minister for Health if he agreed to allocate €2 million to either Trinity College Dublin or the Health Research Board to establish and operate a Chair of Public Health Strategy within the university. [20653/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1357, 1360, 1384, 1470, 1541 and 1695 together.

On Wednesday 13th April, I published the briefing note prepared by the Secretary General of the Department of Health in relation to these matters. The briefing outlines the context and sequence of events.

I also announced that I was initiating an external review in relation to this matter.

The review has now commenced and will be carried out by Maura Quinn, the outgoing Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors. Ms. Quinn has offered to carry out this review pro bonoand will report back to me in June. The terms of reference for the external review are to:

- Determine learnings from the process related to the proposed secondment of the Chief Medical Officer and associated research proposal.

- Make recommendations that could inform future such initiatives.

It is my intention to publish the report following its consideration.