Údarás mistakes ‘cost €310,000’

MISTAKES made by Údarás na Gaeltachta in a major property deal ultimately cost taxpayers more than €300,000, according to a report by the Government’s top auditor.

Comptroller and Auditor General John Purcell, who acts as the Government’s financial watchdog in the management of State agencies, said the body in charge of developing Irish-speaking areas was guilty of “shortcomings” in its handling of the controversial sale of 13 holiday homes in Connemara last year.

Mr Purcell highlighted the episode in a six-page supplement to his review of the agency’s annual accounts, which were published this week.