Public Service
Elaine Byrne: Don’t read too much into Ronan Glynn’s move to EY – talk of a public service ‘brain drain’ doesn’t hold up
In a highly competitive jobs market, it is not unusual that people transfer in and out of the public and private sectors, and nor is it necessarily a bad thing
The imminent departure of Ronan Glynn as the state’s deputy chief medical officer brings into focus once again the recurring debate about a brain drain from the public service. But does this hold up under scrutiny?
Glynn is moving into the private sector to take up a position with the health advisory team in EY, the consultancy firm. It comes shortly after the unedifying controversy over the proposed secondment of Tony Holohan to a role ...