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Professor Breda Smyth appointed as interim chief medical officer
Dr Tony Holohan will resign as Chief Medical Officer on 1 July after 14 years in the role.
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Dr Tony Holohan will resign as Chief Medical Officer on 1 July after 14 years in the role.
The job comes with an €187,578 annual salary and the deadline for applications is 30 June.
Secretary General Martin Fraser was quizzed by politicians at the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.
Quinn is the the outgoing Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors.
Dr Holohan said he will leave the public service after stepping down as CMO later this year.
Dr Holohan will be stepping down as the country’s Chief Medical Officer to take up the role at TCD in July.
The Minister for Health made the announcement this afternoon.
NPHET met today to discuss Ireland’s Covid-19 measures.
Cabinet is widely expected to sign off on plans to subsidise antigen tests on Tuesday.
The latest figures were announced by the Department of Health this evening.
Both case numbers and hospitalisations have remained steady as vaccination continues to roll out.
Dr Tony Holohan has written an open letter to those who are fully vaccinated, advising them to trust in the protection a Covid vaccine gives them.
Meanwhile, the latest letter from the Chief Medical Officer said that ‘optimistic’ projections show between 800 and 1,600 cases per day at the end of January.
The Chief Medical Officer urged people to stay at home, not to meet up and to stay away from pubs and restaurants and to avoid crowds.
The CMO has written to the government recommending new restrictions after Christmas.
The news yesterday was really positive, but there are practical considerations to bear in mind.
Dr Tony Holohan is returning as chief medical officer tomorrow.
Currently around one in four cases are identified as community transmission.
“Prioritise the people that you need to see, but keep groups small and see them regularly, rather than meeting lots of different people from lots of different households,” the CMO said.
The Acting Chief Medical Officer noted that they were monitoring the increase of cases in Dublin.
The acting CMO said the event should not have taken place.
In his message, Glynn acknowledged that yesterday’s measures may seem “unfair” for a “nation which loves sport”.
The figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
Glynn is taking over the role after Dr Tony Holohan announced he is stepping aside for family reasons.
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are among those to thank Dr Holohan.
Dr Ronan Glynn has been appointed Acting Chief Medical Officer.
Health officials have provided an update on the pandemic in Ireland.
Health officials have provided an update on the situation in Ireland.
The Department of Health has held daily press briefings since the start of the crisis.
Dr Tony Holohan was speaking ahead of a planned easing of Covid-19 restrictions on Monday.
Healthcare staff have been told they can act as if they are immune from Covid-19 for three months after recovering.
The Chief Medical Officer briefed Cabinet ministers earlier today.
Tony Holohan suggested that the weather this weekend might help people follow the public health rules.
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said he was aware of one case where test results were shared with an employer.
Community transmission is ‘very, very low’ says the chief medical officer.
Health officials have provided an update on Ireland’s first day in Phase One.
Hardware stores, garden centres and golf are all a possibility now.
The use of face coverings will not be made a legal requirement.
The team usually meets on a Friday but the CMO said the government will have a number of considerations to discuss.
The chief medical officer said that it was always a risk that healthcare staff could spread the virus.