SPECIAL REPORT: HSE audit - The €14k a week consultant and the missing financial records

By Catherine Shanahan and Joe Leogue

An on-call consultant paid more than €14,000 for one week’s work at Cork University Hospital, and a €25,000 monthly payment for radiology services at Bantry General Hospital where the contract was awarded with no tender process, are among the shortcomings highlighted in a series of HSE internal audit reports.