Paul Reid has said the "biggest regret" of his career with the HSE service was the deaths of staff from Covid-19 during the pandemic.
Mr Reid confirmed that he will step down as HSE CEO next month, after serving over three years in the top position. He told RTE's Claire Byrne Today that his reasons for stepping down are to "spend time" with his family and so that the HSE may enter its next stage post-Covid.
Mr Reid said: "When I did take up the role I signed up for a five year contract and that was always my intention. What I didn't know at the time was nobody knew we would be facing into a global pandemic, and nobody knew we'd be dealing with a cyber attack, so there's no doubt many things came differently than we thought."
