Donnelly backs Tony Holohan's retention of €187k salary 

Dr Tony Holohan's move to Trinity College has been the focus of questions since it was revealed he will keep his €187,000-a year-salary paid for by the Department of Health. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The money being used to pay the outgoing chief medical officer's (CMO) salary at Trinity College is "all public money", Health Minister Stephen Donnelly insisted as he assured people there would be "only one chief medical officer".

Dr Tony Holohan's move to Trinity College has been the focus of questions since it was revealed he will keep his €187,000-a-year salary paid for by the Department of Health.