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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.
Secretary General Martin Fraser was quizzed by politicians at the Oireachtas Finance Committee today.
Holohan announced earlier this month that he would not be taking up a Trinity College role due to the controversy over his secondment.
The independent TD says the mishandling of a potential move by the CMO to Trinity College is a wasted opportunity.
The report was compiled by the Secretary General of the Department of Health, Robert Watt.
Controversy has surrounded the salary payment of for his new professorship in Trinity College.
NPHET met today to discuss Ireland’s Covid-19 measures.
There is “very good data” that the booster shots are working well and quickly, Holohan said
The CMO said it is “a really concerning practice”.
New figures were revealed by health officials this evening.
A further 416 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Ireland yesterday.
Dr Holohan had stepped away from the role in July to spend time with his family and help care for his wife.
Currently around one in four cases are identified as community transmission.
A maximum gathering of 200 persons is permitted in the 26 counties.
Pubs were this week warned of the consequences of failing to follow the current guidance.
Health officials have provided an update on the pandemic in Ireland.
Health officials have provided an update on the situation in Ireland.
Health officials have provided an update on Ireland’s first day in Phase One.
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.
Holohan said the questions he was asked by ministers last week were ‘reasonable and sensible’.
The Department of Health has provided an update on the outbreak in Ireland.
Officials said they hope to broaden the criteria further after next weekend.
The figures were released from the Department of Health this evening.
The focus now is on residential facilities such as nursing homes.
Private nursing homes have reported they are struggling to get on-site visits from GPs.
She said there have been a total of 13 confirmed positive cases in her facility and seven residents with Covid-19 have died.