Dáil votes to force Watt to appear before committee over Holohan secondment

Seeking to force witnesses to appear is a power that committees rarely use

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl has told the Finance Committee to say its application for compellability of witnesses related to the controversy has been approved and will go before the Dáil for a vote.

The Dáil has voted to force top official Robert Watt to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to answer questions on the botched secondment of former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin.

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl has written to the Finance Committee to say its application for compellability of witnesses related to the controversy has been approved and will go before the Dáil for a vote.