Prof Breda Smyth set to leave Chief Medical Officer role

Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth is set to step down from the function.

RTÉ comprehends that Professor Smyth has actually resigned from her position after 18 months.

Teacher Smyth was formally designated as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Health in October 2022.

She had actually acted as interim CMO for 3 months in advance following the departure of Dr Tony Holohan

She had actually specialised in public health for the previous 16 years and was previously Professor for Public Health Medicine in NUI Galway and Consultant in Public Health in HSE West

The Department of Health has actually been called for remark.