Country's top civil servant 'had no involvement' in Tony Holohan's botched move to TCD

Martin Fraser has also made clear that he had no conversations with the Taoiseach or anyone in the Department of An Taoiseach about the proposed move before media reports emerged on the matter last month.

Dr Tony Holohan (pictured) had told Martin Fraser towards the end of February that he was considering a possible role in the university sector that could make a contribution to improving public health capacity in Ireland. File Photo: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

The country’s top civil servant, Martin Fraser, has said he had no involvement in the detailed arrangement of the botched secondment of Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin.

He has also made clear that he had no conversations with the Taoiseach or anyone in the Department of An Taoiseach about the proposed move before media reports emerged on the matter last month.