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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

Holohan rebuked by Donnelly over Nphet replacement group

The chief medical officer raised concerns over membership of the new advisory team, correspondence seen by the Business Post shows

Holohan signals willingness to reconsider academic role

Chief Medical Officer says he would ‘prefer to be in a different situation in terms of where this has ended up’ during questioning on abandoned secondment to Trinity College

Watt says cancellation of Holohan’s TCD post a ‘matter of regret’

Top civil servant to tell politicians details around funding of chief medical officer’s salary yet to be agreed

Watt’s €20m ‘letter of comfort’ raises hard questions

The fact that the secretary-general at the Department of Health committed to spending €2 million per year of department money on Tony Holohan’s Trinity appointment without informing the minister will lead to more controversy

Elaine Byrne: Watt isn’t the only one who needs to learn lessons from the Holohan debacle

Top civil servant Robert Watt, whose salary has earned him some notoriety, may be a convenient scapegoat in the secondment controversy but politicians, including the Taoiseach and some junior ministers, are not without blame

Doubts over new Covid advisory group amid Holohan fallout

Team set up to replace Nphet yet to meet

Pat Rabbitte: Holohan debacle shows we need to look again at 100-year-old act

The Ministers and Secretaries Act of 1924, which governs the relationship between ministers and heads of departments, is at the root of the current controversy about the CMO’s appointment to Trinity

Donnelly orders external review as Watt defends Holohan secondment

Chief medical officer’s abandoned move to Trinity College Dublin under scrutiny

Controversy forces Holohan to pull out of planned new role at Trinity

The controversial secondment of the chief medical officer to a post at Trinity College Dublin had already been paused by Taoiseach Micheál Martin this weekend

Editorial: Holohan controversy raises questions about Dept of Health’s decision-making

The chief medical officer’s decision to stand aside does not mean that the questions raised by the manner of the arrangement should go unanswered

Holohan signals end of Nphet as mask wearing set to be eased

The team met for the first time today since most Covid-19 restrictions were lifted almost four weeks ago

Decision to wind down Nphet rests with Minister — Holohan

The chief medical officer told an Oireachtas committee that Nphet is examining what level of public health surveillance is required over the coming months

Covid-19: Global public health risk still ‘very high’, Holohan to say

Chief medical officer will tell politicians the outlook is ‘broadly positive’ when it comes to the risks associated with the disease in Ireland

Household close contacts will be covered by new self-isolation rules

Cabinet will tomorrow sign off on recommendations to remove the requirement for boosted close contacts to restrict their movements

Unboosted will still be able to access indoor dining under current government plans

Department of Health says restricting indoor activities to those who have received a third dose is ‘not currently planned’ despite soaring case numbers

Over 200,000 antigen tests sent out by HSE at Christmas as Omicron surge continues

It comes as Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly set out new guidelines for PCR testing

Ministers and advisers clash over ‘incredibly risky’ indoor dining plan

Allowing children dine indoors with their parents is ‘exactly what we don’t want’, says Nphet modeller, while the government remains determined to press ahead with reopening plans despite rising Delta numbers

Cathal Mac Coille: The impossible demand for ‘certainty’ will fuel a summer of discontent

Pandemics don’t do certainty, and Nphet is in the unenviable position of having to tell government, hospitality sectors and the public some truths that no one wants to hear

Comment: Nphet and the government need to address their communication failings

Time and again, poor communication between health officials and policy makers has resulted in the public being blindsided