Departments’ spending on reports since 2011 reaches €3.6m

The spend of almost €180,000 by the Department of Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation on a secret report that is going to be used by the State in an upcoming criminal case is part of a spend of €3.6m on reports by the Jobs Department and the Department of Finance, since 2011.

In a written Dáil reply, the Jobs Minister Richard Bruton disclosed that legal firm Mazars has been paid €177,545 by his department for a report where the minister is unable to disclose its contents or what it is about.

However, Mr Bruton said that “this report is part of the evidence in a criminal prosecution by the DPP and will be detailed in court when the case is heard”.