Holohan should not have been involved in Trinity College move negotiations, report finds

Former Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan pictured in the Department of Health at a NPHET press briefing. Photograph: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

A multi-million euro ringfenced funding package as part of the botched secondment of Dr Tony Holohan by-passed all of the accepted research protocols, a report has found.

A long-awaited report into the abandoned secondment found that the out-going chief medical officer should not have been personally involved in the negotiations relating to his new role and there should have been "complete decoupling" between the role and any research funding discussions.