HSE appoints directors internally

THREE of the four new regional directors for the revamped HSE have already been selected for the highly coveted posts – all of whom are already existing health service officials.

The Irish Examiner has learned that Pat Healy, Gerry O’Dwyer and Stephen Mulvaney have all received contracts for the one-year €120,000 positions after a short recruitment process.

It is understood that the officials were selected for the high-profile roles – which involve complete control over the budgets and services in each HSE region – after they were placed on a six-person shortlist.