CHI boss 'not at liberty' to discuss settlement with former chief executive Eilish Hardiman, PAC told

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee heard on Thursday a 'formal settlement' was agreed with Eilish Hardiman when she left her post, though few specifics were offered as to the rationale for that settlement being made. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) paid an undisclosed settlement to its former chief executive Eilish Hardiman when she left her post last year, despite her contract having come to an end.

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard on Thursday a “formal settlement” was agreed with Ms Hardiman when she left her post, though few specifics were offered as to the rationale for that settlement being made.