Report berates poor use of EU fund for former Dell staff

A DAMNING report from a group of MEPs on the handling of €23 million from the EU to help former Dell workers paints a picture of incompetence and complete inefficiency.

Members of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee that recommended the pay-out for the Irish workers visited Limerick and Dublin to see how the fund was being used.

Their 10-page report warns that the money is in danger of not achieving its objective of finding employment for the 2,000 former Dell employees through either reskilling or helping them set up businesses.