# Audit

This year

2023

County council spent millions on road projects without a tender process, report says

A report by

Eoghan Dalton

The details are contained in an audit carried out by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

The work included €1.245 million for an engineering firm and a further €1.1 million paid to consultants for a separate roads upgrade.

A Local Government auditor also criticised the council for proceeding with a €350,000 land swap with a local GAA club "without an independent valuation" of the four-hectare site offloaded by the local authority.

Fingal County Council told the auditor that it would review its processes for future projects, but defended the actions it took.

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Mar 21st 2023, 12:05 AM

# Audit

French football president Le Graet under investigation for sexual harassment

Le Graet had already faced calls to resign after what he admitted were “clumsy remarks” about Zinedine Zidane’s potential interest in coaching the French national team.

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Jan 17th 2023, 11:00 AM

Last year

2022

# Waterford

Council criticised by auditor for not recovering €700k bill for clearing ex-mayor's landfill

Declan Doocey, a Fine Gael councillor, served as Mayor of Waterford City and County between 2018 and 2019.

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Dec 9th 2022, 5:35 PM

# Audit

National audit of CAMHS services to be carried out, Minister confirms

Mary Butler confirmed that the audit will examine prescribing practices and operational guidelines across all diagnosis and CAMHS teams.

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Apr 21st 2022, 5:17 PM

# mayo county council

Council pays back over €1.2m in funding after audit finds money drawn down before work done

Mayo County Council had been awarded significant funding for tourism and amenity projects.

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Jan 24th 2022, 5:44 PM

All time

# Audit

HSE warned at start of pandemic that it 'may not receive' quantities of PPE it had paid for

The HSE was given the warning by auditors in June last year.

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Nov 6th 2021, 12:05 AM

# financial cost

Domestic violence costs Irish victims €113,000 over more than 20 years – study

Lost income, health and legal costs and damage to property are cumulatively costing domestic violence victims billions every year.

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Jul 14th 2021, 9:56 AM

# Audit

Data regulator to conduct audit of every Irish political party

The audit will inquire into the processing of personal data by parties over the past three years.

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May 20th 2021, 9:54 AM

# INTERNAL AUDIT

Audit finds some gardaí paid for being in two different places at same time

The report says the health of officers and the public were placed at “significant risk” due to the amount of hours worked by some gardaí.

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Mar 4th 2021, 3:43 PM

# decriminalisation

Q&A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on drugs ahead of GE2020

We’ve asked the parties their stance on topics such as decriminalisation and how they would tackle drug-related crime.

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Feb 7th 2020, 1:45 PM

# ge2020

Q&A: Here's where Ireland's parties stand on women's healthcare ahead of the election

Where do the parties stand on issues like maternity and infant services, contraception and IVF?

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Feb 7th 2020, 12:29 PM

# ge2020

Q&A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on agriculture ahead of GE2020

We asked each party what measures they’d take to resolve the beef dispute and support Bord na Móna workers at risk of losing their jobs.

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Feb 3rd 2020, 6:00 AM

# ge2020 audit

Q+A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on insurance ahead of GE2020

Anti-fraud gardaí, pooled insurance schemes and a potential referendum are all part of the parties’ plans on insurance.

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Feb 2nd 2020, 12:05 AM

# Expenses claims

Six TDs and senators forced to refund €10,000 in expenses

Fine Gael’s Maria Bailey and Alan Farrell were among those found to have made invalid expenses claims.

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Oct 10th 2019, 2:34 PM

# aras 18

Here's what the presidential candidates think about Trump, Brexit and the Eighth Amendment

We’ve asked the six nominees why they are running and where they stand on a number of important issues.

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Oct 17th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Say nothing

'Silence means survival': Groundbreaking garda audit finds culture of fear within the force

Acting Commissioner Dónall O Cualáin said the detailed report has given management “great insights and information”.

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May 4th 2018, 10:52 AM

# Collapse

UK watchdog to investigate KPMG audits of collapsed building firm

Carillion went bust earlier this month.

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Jan 29th 2018, 2:26 PM

# slagging match

Here are all the tweets Liam Gallagher should definitely delete now that he's back on good terms with Noel

Preferably before he logs on.

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Dec 21st 2017, 6:45 PM

# Mental Health

Litter, cigarette butts and cut hair observed on the floor of adult psychiatric unit

The review of the Jonathan Swift Clinic found a number of failings.

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Sep 2nd 2017, 6:00 AM

# Childcare

Childcare payments may differ from county to county after creche fee audit

The review will take 10 months to complete and will inform Minister Katherine Zappone’s future budget decisions.

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Aug 4th 2017, 6:10 AM

# follow the money

'It's like we're in an episode of Father Ted': Top civil servants contradict each other when questioned

Civilian members of the gardaí gave evidence in front of the Public Accounts Committee today.

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May 31st 2017, 9:31 PM

# Audit

Most Irish food businesses aren't giving allergen details and some are even giving incorrect information

Three in every 100 people in Ireland have a food allergy and require accurate information.

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May 3rd 2017, 1:54 PM

# Loophole

Donald Trump called out Warren Buffett on Sunday. The wily old billionaire has hit back

The philanthropist gave away the equivalent of 75% of Trump’s wealth last year.

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Oct 11th 2016, 9:44 AM

# Audit

Concerns raised over Garda handling of drugs and cash

Penalty point reform is working, however.

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Jul 31st 2016, 6:22 PM

# suicide charity

“This is not an organisation that we controlled" - HSE defends its record after Console controversy

Director general Tony O’Brien said that the HSE had contingency plans in place should the charity fold.

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Jul 13th 2016, 2:02 PM

# console

Harris to meet HSE over "harrowing" Console audit

Harris has said the HSE Console audit is ”a harrowing read”.

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Jul 4th 2016, 7:18 AM

# Charities

Appeal to HSE to ensure Console services are secured in wake of controversy

The Health Minister has described an audit into the charity as a “harrowing” read.

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Jul 3rd 2016, 7:05 PM

# Audit

Here's what almost half a million euro from 11 Console credit cards was spent on

Foreign trips, designer clothes and cash withdrawals totalling €83,484 make up just part of the spend.

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Jun 28th 2016, 10:15 PM

# potholes

Are your local roads in a state? You're not alone

A national survey finds that 44% of regional roads in Ireland have extensive surface defects, while 31% of local roads have structural issues.

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Dec 28th 2015, 11:15 AM

# protected disclosure

'Alarm bells are ringing' over a Central Bank whistleblower's allegations

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald raised a whistleblower’s claims at the Public Accounts Committee today.

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Dec 10th 2015, 6:25 PM

# Signed Up

Exactly 422,455 households have not registered with Irish Water

The report from the Comptroller & Auditor General says further funding of €1.4 billion is anticipated to be invested in 2015 and 2016.

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Sep 29th 2015, 4:20 PM

# causes

Why were 75% of unexplained deaths in mental health services not reported correctly?

A previous report found that 25% of deaths had not been reported correctly.

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Sep 30th 2014, 6:50 AM

# Careful Now

Self-employed contractors are underpaying millions in tax

Audits carried out in the last year showed that the Revenue was underpaid to the tune of €9.3 million.

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Jun 13th 2014, 1:45 PM

# Resources

Audit of PE facilities in schools "crucial" to tackling obesity

Minister Ruairi Quinn has stressed that there are currently no plans to reassess resource levels.

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May 13th 2014, 7:47 AM

# sexual violence

One in Four welcomes today's audits but says church must never become complacent again

Counselling services are available to support people impacted by today’s child protection reports.

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May 12th 2014, 5:21 PM

# Jobswatch

Oversight and Audit Commission to scrutinise local government spending

Minister Phil Hogan is looking for expressions of interest from people suitable to sit on the Commission.

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May 9th 2014, 1:46 PM

# Audit

HIQA report finds internal doors in disability care unit locked

The audit report on the Stewarts centre is just one of 12 published today into designated centres providing care for children, dependent people and people with disabilities

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Apr 3rd 2014, 7:33 PM