Wild West nature of business of accommodating asylum seekers has been laid bare
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Office of Public Works insists new structures are now in place to protect against overspending but critics are not so sure
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‘Breathtaking evidence’ of accommodation operators overcharging State, says Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin accuses Government of ‘utter incompetence’ over public funds as Minister says contracts renegotiated
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A lack of modern management systems and clear information is a worrying common thread
Mooted children’s science museum could cost State €70m
Office of Public Works criticised by C&AG for lack of financial appraisal of project over 20 years
Peter McVerry Trust is still not complying with regulatory standards, housing committee hears
Political scrutiny of homeless charity follows Government provision of €15m to keep it afloat
From €70m tag for mooted museum to overcharging for emergency accommodation: Six things we learned from C&AG report
Comptroller and Auditor General says TB infection rates in cattle rising despite €100m eradication scheme
Gardaí booked €248,500 worth of unused hotel beds for 2024 Uefa Europa League soccer clash
C&AG report says GRA complained members should not have to share hotel rooms for match policing duty
HSE paid €720,000 invoice twice using different systems, audit finds
More than €4m due from health insurers written off due to delays in submitting bills, HSE’s accounts for last year show
Dáil committee to scrutinise how Tusla has spent millions on ‘complex litigation’
Dáil Public Accounts Committee expected to question agency over legal cases and protected disclosure
Garda undercharging for policing sports events and concerts, says Comptroller, with €2.6m in fees owed
Public funds being used to subsidise commercial activity, according to Comptroller and Auditor General
Peter McVerry Trust tells PAC it will not attend hearing
Refusal to attend not acceptable, says Fine Gael TD and PAC member James Geoghegan
Arts Council takes legal action against contractors in €6.7m IT project
Fury erupted in Government in February when it emerged the council had scrapped plans for a programme joining five existing systems
Senior official at UL resigns after university overpaid €5.2m for student housing
University of Limerick went ahead with €11.9m deal in 2022 where it paid well above market price for 20 student homes
Numbers working on children’s hospital project dropped by third since January, politicians hear
Construction contractor BAM says site worker resources higher than expected for this stage of build
Former Children’s Health Ireland boss kept salary of almost €184k in new role
Some €250,000 in potential income for CHI was lost due to late insurance claims, Public Accounts Committee hears separately
Munster Technological University cyberattack response cost €3.5m, PAC told
State facing ‘significant’ potential loss as training board funds in non-interest bearing account, Comptroller and Auditor General says
Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges
RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers
Drop in payouts for medical negligence cases leads to reduction in compensation paid by State
Compensation payments from the State Claims Agency across all categories were down almost €90m last year
Michael Noonan and civil servants have last laugh after PAC criticism
Commission of Investigation into Project Eagle deal with Cerberus backed Nama conduct and valuation of Northern Ireland developers' loans
Properties remain derelict after collapse of social housing deals with McVerry trust
Derelict and vacant sites left 'languishing' following withdrawal of trust from construction schemes
Fr Peter McVerry resigns from key role in housing charity
Priest resigns as Peter McVerry Trust board secretary as chairwoman Deirdre-Ann Barr also steps down
Irish influence inside the EU: ‘The conveyor belt is slowing down’
Senior Irish officials warn of declining influence in Europe as interest in careers in EU institutions drops off
‘Leo the leak’ affair still lingers five years on
Sipo has resolved for a second time not to investigate the leaking of a draft State contract with the Irish Medical Organisation when Varadkar was taoiseach
Tribute paid to retiring TDs as Dáil completes final rush of legislation
Questions raised about ‘unaccountable’ €2m funding for Secret Service in €104bn Appropriations Bill
Serious questions raised about future of Peter McVerry Trust
Good work of charity for homeless not in doubt but ‘numerous key compliance and governance failures’ found by Charities Regulator
Former UL president being paid €175,000 while on year-long sabbatical, PAC hears
Public Accounts Committee hearing: Kerstin May resigned as UL chief last June and is on leave in new post as professor of visual culture
Cost of rapid-build accommodation set to double to potentially €442,000 per unit, C&AG says
Value-for-money report also reveals Revenue assessment that retailer Dunnes Stores owed State more than €36 million was settled for €5 million
Housing charity wants full State funding despite €15m bailout, spending watchdog found
Interim chief executive at Peter McVerry Trust was paid €1,000 a day following resignation of previous CEO
Four takeaways from spending watchdog report
Comptroller and Auditor General review suggests thousands who claimed pandemic payment were actually employed
About €225 million in exchequer funding written off on three scrapped transport projects
Plan to re-introduce freight rail line to port of Foynes ‘identified a high level of noncompliance’ - report
Cost of modular homes for Ukrainians doubled to €442,000 each, CAG report finds
It was initially envisaged such residential units would cost €200,000 each
University of Limerick sharply criticised over two botched property deals with over €8m losses
UL’s €5.2m overpayment when buying 20 student homes in 2022 resulted in a ‘significant loss in value for money’, State’s spending watchdog finds
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