The Chairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, John McGuinness, has described as "outrageous" a trip by Secretary General of the Department of Health Robert Watt and Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to attend the Dubai 2020 expo.
"It's a whole of government issue, and I believe that the Cabinet now need to meet to put some sort of structure on the Government for the future, and to insist that those Secretaries General that are being paid so much to do their job, particularly Mr Watt, that they should be at their desk doing it, at a time of crisis in the health service."
Earlier this week, the department confirmed that Mr Watt had taken a €81,000 increase to his salary which brought it to €294,920. He had earlier waived the increase until the economy improved.
Not if they are kept there.
All the same they are above the ordinary people!!wont bother them heading on the jolly in a pandemic
More examples of the lads looking after the lads
Leadership my hole…
All aboard the gravy train for free holidays at the expense of the Irish taxpayers
100% behind McGuinness on this one....Big question now is, will he request a PAC meeting and grill the Department on this? John you are in a better position than most to do that.
Robert Watts job is another one that's not needed another pen many nurses would his outrageous salary pay for and let me tell you they are needed alot more than his position.
Ah.. a nice jolly to chat about your pay rise
When are they going to stop shooting themselves in the foot?
is he the watchdog on spending who spent 250k on his office a fortune on jacks paper andbrought his Mrs on a junket paid for by the state 🤔 fiannafail
The Public sector in general is a cesspit of waste, needs total reform.