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
Comptroller and Auditor General
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
New national train control centre facing potential €40m cost overrun
Development that originally had €148m budget could now cost €188m, report by C&AG suggests
HSE employee was paid €700,000 last year for treating patients out of normal hours, report reveals
Termination payment of €1.6m to outgoing staff member revealed in Comptroller and Auditor General report
Revenue Commissioners will have no role in collecting television licence fee
It’s understood that the Coalition is to examine improvements to the existing collection system to deliver an increased level of funding being gathered
Former An Bord Pleanála official received €212k exit payout
Rachel Kenny got severance after it was found she had ‘no case to answer’ in relation to conflict of interest claims
‘Incredible’: RSA decision not to appear before Public Accounts Committee criticised
Considerable anger on Public Accounts Committee over State body’s failure to appear
Forget the broadcasters, accountants are now centre stage at RTÉ
The latest arrival on the RTÉ carousel is former KPMG chief Terence O’Rourke, with more accountants set to come to Montrose
‘Serious operational risk’ for Beaumont Hospital due to need to replace information system, PAC told
Dáil’s spending watchdog also hears of payroll overpayments at the hospital of €288,513 in 2022
RTÉ must now show it is no longer the same organisation outlined in the PAC report
Report’s real value is in holding the massive amount of evidence on RTÉ scandal in single document
Why the Public Accounts Committee is so keen to get its hands on RTÉ
Auditors are watchdogs not bloodhounds, and the only guarantee would be a day out in the public eye for PAC members
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