PUBLIC Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has defended his most senior civil servant, insisting he did not attempt to mislead politicians when he told them he did not see a crucial email warning of a crisis with the health service’s budget.
A senior civil servant responded to a crucial email from the HSE’s chief executive – warning of a major crisis with the health service’s budget – despite telling politicians just two weeks ago he had not seen the email, the Irish Independent can reveal.
Department of Health secretary general Robert Watt has repeatedly rejected the findings of an independent review into former chief medical officer Tony Holohan’s abandoned secondment to Trinity College Dublin.
Full costings for financing climate action measures and healthcare reform have not been fully provided by the government, Ireland’s economic watchdog has .