# Robert Watt
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Last year
2023
HSE
HSE 'doesn't waste' public money despite €1.5bn deficit, as TD praises 'ballsy' chief executive
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Oct 24th 2023, 1:05 PM
SEVEN DAY ROSTER
TDs praise officials for ensuring HSE wasn't 'falling over' after Bank Holiday weekend
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Jun 15th 2023, 8:30 AM
Robert Watt
Donnelly found out 'yesterday' that Robert Watt tried to email him about Holohan secondment
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Apr 20th 2023, 6:22 PM
Secretary General
Tanaiste supports Robert Watt’s position at Department of Health despite Holohan controversy
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Apr 20th 2023, 2:20 PM
watt now
Holohan report: Watt rejects most findings as Donnelly says all involved acted in 'good faith'
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Apr 19th 2023, 5:26 PM
Robert Watt
Nursing home charges: Legal strategy was 'never challenged' by politicians, says top civil servant
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Feb 15th 2023, 12:43 PM
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HEALTH OVERHAUL
Fianna Fáil TD calls for Robert Watt to be made boss of the HSE and the Dept of Health
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Aug 16th 2022, 2:15 PM
job vacancy
'Remuneration is significant': No appetite in Govt to increase €420k salary for next HSE boss
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Jun 27th 2022, 6:40 PM
Robert Watt
Working conditions for non-consultant hospital doctors must change, senior civil servant says
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Jun 15th 2022, 3:11 PM
PAC
'Outrageous': Over 75s face average wait of 20 hours in some Emergency Departments
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May 26th 2022, 8:39 PM
Health Committee
'You lost the run of yourself': Robert Watt grilled by TDs over Holohan secondment to Trinity
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May 4th 2022, 12:33 PM
abandoned secondment
Robert Watt to tell TDs he 'regrets' that Tony Holohan won't be taking up Trinity job
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May 3rd 2022, 7:02 PM
cmo
Sen Gen Robert Watt and Dr Tony Holohan to appear before Oireachtas health committee next week
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Apr 27th 2022, 7:11 PM
sec gen
Robert Watt's 'refusal' to appear before Oireachtas Committee may force Dail vote
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Apr 27th 2022, 4:18 PM
CMO trinity job
'Who's running the country?': Sec Gen 'snub' of Oireachtas committee raised with Taoiseach
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Apr 26th 2022, 4:10 PM
dept of health
Donnelly and Watt criticised for rejecting committee appearance over Holohan secondment
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Apr 24th 2022, 6:19 PM
Maura Quinn
Maura Quinn to head up review of Tony Holohan's abandoned secondment to Trinity
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Apr 20th 2022, 11:19 AM
Voices
Denis Naughten: The only winners in the Holohan job debacle will be large consultancy firms
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Apr 14th 2022, 8:00 PM
botched appointment
Donnelly orders external review into Tony Holohan's abandoned secondment at Trinity College
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Apr 13th 2022, 10:11 PM
CMO's department move
Watt report says it is normal practice for minister not to receive details of every secondment
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Apr 12th 2022, 3:17 PM
cmo
Donnelly receives report on Dr Tony Holohan's abandoned secondment to Trinity
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Apr 11th 2022, 9:55 PM
confrontation
'Banter can happen': Taoiseach won't confront minister or civil servant about war of words in pub
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Feb 22nd 2022, 3:21 PM
sláintecare
Deferrals caused by Covid will increase hospital waiting lists this year, says Health Sec Gen
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Feb 16th 2022, 6:45 AM
Secretary General
Department of Health confirms Robert Watt is now in receipt of full €292,000 salary
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Jan 26th 2022, 1:32 PM
Sec Gen Job
Did the country's top civil servant accept an €81K pay rise? Varadkar says it's not for him to say
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Jan 25th 2022, 7:21 PM
Robert Watt
No ‘vast conspiracy’ to delay Sláintecare, committee told
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Oct 6th 2021, 1:10 PM
Joint Health Committee
Robert Watt says 'no evidence' Department of Health was 'prying on families'
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May 5th 2021, 2:16 PM
Secretary General
Robert Watt appointed head of Department of Health and says he will waive €81k pay rise for now
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Apr 20th 2021, 1:03 PM
Pay increase
Harris says it's 'important' Oireachtas gets opportunity to scrutinise salary hike for new Dept of Health Sec Gen
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Jan 18th 2021, 6:21 PM
FAI announce appointment of top civil servant as fourth independent director
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Jul 21st 2020, 6:47 PM
Robert Watt
'Who took this decision?': Top civil servant queried decision not to publish pensions paid to former Taoisigh
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Jul 6th 2020, 6:30 AM
government formation
Ambitious emissions targets will cost the taxpayer, says top government official
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May 8th 2020, 6:45 AM
Public Services Card
Top civil servant not attending committee is 'an affront to democracy'
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Sep 21st 2019, 12:05 AM
rural wifi
'It is not our job to hide our views': Top civil servant who warned against broadband plan stands over his opinion
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Jul 25th 2019, 6:10 AM
Robert Watt
Top civil servant: 'Government should be able to walk away from projects if the cost works out greater than expected'
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Jul 24th 2019, 6:16 PM
FOI
Government officials had 'serious reservations' about broadband plan cost before final tender was submitted
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Jun 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM
National Broadband Plan
Top civil servant who warned against broadband plan questioned behind closed doors
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Jun 18th 2019, 2:41 PM
top banker
Fancy being the next governor of the Central Bank? New appointment rules have been approved
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Mar 20th 2019, 8:10 PM
not the same
Top civil servant says you can't compare how Dermot Bannon delivers projects to that of the children's hospital
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Mar 7th 2019, 4:14 PM