‘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
Comptroller and Auditor General
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
Q&A: Should RTÉ be under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
Dáil committee has called for the public body to audit the broadcaster
Dáil committee calls for Comptroller & Auditor General to oversee RTÉ
Controversy over large exit payments for departing executives to take the political centre stage again this week as Minister to appear before committee and Dáil
Welfare schemes for low-income farmers and carers top survey list for ‘irregular’ payments
Surveys that estimate percentage of expenditure that might be irregular in different welfare schemes examined by Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla signals emergency placements for children in care a key ‘risk’ for agency
Agency has increasingly had to rely on hotel rooms and B&Bs to house vulnerable young people
Nama sold loans to debtors’ relative at 97.5% discount after ‘intimidation’
Board concluded deal ‘represented a better financial outcome than was available from alternative options’, agency spokesman says
Governance at Inland Fisheries Ireland halfway between ‘Ballymagash and Killinaskully’, committee hears
State body had 16 uninsured vehicles on the road at one time and a court case is pending relating to a crash
RTÉ brought group of 70 to K Club when considering future of Lyric FM, Dáil told
What has been revealed in relation to RTÉ over recent days ‘would shame the most extravagant of Celtic Tiger era excesses’, says Sinn Féin TD
Years after the Varadkar leak, there is still no end to this affair
Although then tánaiste claimed vindication when Sipo rejected complaints against him, dissenters’ criticism of his defence was stark
Garda failed to meet procurement rules 47 times over €15m worth of contracts
No contracts or expired contracts for towing services, medical services and translation services, breakdown provided shows
HSE still pursuing ventilator suppliers for refunds of more than €22m through Chinese legal system
About 100 machines that did not meet testing standards in storage at cost of €75,000 so far
National Lottery to be sold as Canadian pension fund owner plans Irish exit
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan hires Swiss bank UBS to advise on possible sale of Irish gaming franchise
Watchdog says €30.5m spent on ventilators for Covid-19 ‘still being pursued or unrecoverable’
Estimated €8.1 million spent on medical devices in early days of the pandemic will never be recovered
More than 300 legal actions taken against State over nursing home fees
Sinn Féin TD suggests ‘thousands’ of people with disabilities living in care facilities are also eligible for compensation
Department of Finance took €750m in exchequer funds without approval
Comptroller & Auditor General expresses ‘serious concern’ at breach by department and Central Bank
Watchdog ignored objections of top officials to reject Varadkar leak inquiry
Dissenting opinions revealed in ethics watchdog Sipo’s decision not to press ahead with inquiry
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