The board said in a statement on Monday evening that it has “unanimously decided to bring the hospital’s arrangements into line with the Government’s policy on the terms of the public-only consultant contract”.

Information Commissioner Ger Deering said a number of State bodies are relying on external legal advice for dealing with Freedom of Information requests and parliamentary questions

RTÉ said it has written to former members of the executive, who departed since 2016, to waive confidentiality regarding exit packages they received