'Deeply regrettable' Holohan secondment broke existing rules, Government to conclude

A 'comprehensive report' is to be presented to senior government officials today on the now-abandoned secondment of Chief Medical Office Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin

The Taoiseach described the episode that saw former CMO Tony Holohan (above) seconded to Trinity College while on the Health Department payroll as 'deeply regrettable'. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Government leaders are set to conclude that the “deeply regrettable” secondment of chief medical officer (CMO) Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin broke existing rules, while top civil servant Robert Watt is set to escape sanction. 

A “comprehensive report” is to be presented by Mr Watt, secretary general at the Department of Health, to his line minister, Stephen Donnelly, who in turn will account to the Taoiseach.