Person: Shane Corr

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<p>Data released to whistleblower Shane Corr show that, as at the end of 2022, 292 people had run up overpayment balances from the Department of Social Protection of more than €100,000. Picture: RTÉ Investigates/RTÉ</p>

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Social Protection overpaid €1.1bn to welfare recipients in a decade

Despite efforts to recoup overpayments, the outstanding balance owed to the Department of Social Protection rose to €383m in the 10 years up to the end of 2022

<p>Shane Corr said Department of Health staff privately admitted there was 'extraordinary waste' within the health system, waste which was 'contributing to bad patient outcomes and death, particularly during times of crisis'. File picture: RTÉ Investigates/RTÉ</p>

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Whistleblower writes to Stephen Donnelly over 'extraordinary waste' within health service

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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">Department of Health secretary-general Robert Watt moved to 'assure' the PAC there was a 'shared focus' across the health service in terms of it needing 'stronger budgetary controls'. picture</span>: Collins </p>

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HSE's budget deficit to be €500m more than previously projected, Dáil committee told

Almost 50 children with autism affected by secret dossiers

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Health whistleblower 'performing valuable public service', says Donohoe

METROLINK; MINISTER EAMON RYAN TD; MINISTER MICHAEL MCGRATH TD

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Whistleblowing civil servant says meetings were deliberately not recorded to avoid FOI

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Dept of Health whistleblower denies accusations he 'broke in' to meetings

Ill treatment of health whistleblower shows little appetite to remedy public service

After the seismic disclosures about the Department of Health by whistleblower Shane Corr, the only person to suffer anything approaching a consequence was Mr Corr himself

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

Department of Health using IT department to prevent recording of internal discussions

Secretary-general Robert Watt told the Public Accounts Committee IT is involved in preventing recording of of private meetings following release of transcripts of budget meetings by whistleblower Shane Corr earlier this year

Thu, 26 May, 2022

Public Accounts Committee told to ignore whistleblower information

Disclosures by Department of Health whistleblower should be 'demoted', committee was advised

Wed, 02 Mar, 2022

Watt critical of 'factual inaccuracies' in whistleblower account of budget discussions

Whistleblower had alleged a number of issues, including the suggestion that a large-scale adjustment would be necessary for the executive’s 2020 accounts

Sun, 20 Feb, 2022

No wrongdoing by Department of Health in gathering data on children with disabilities, review finds

An independent review, conducted between July and November 2020, and published on Wednesday, found the sharing and collating of this information 'does not come within the definition of wrongdoing' under the 2014 Protected Disclosures Act

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

Clodagh Finn: State morphs from Jekyll to Hyde when opposed

The contrast between the stated aims of Autism Awareness Week and the practices revealed by a civil servant whistleblower last week could not be more pronounced

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

Irish Examiner view: State treats citizens as legal foes

It is welcome news that the Taoiseach is to seek a policy review following revelations by a whistleblower that the Department of Health gathered sensitive, personal information about children with autism, without their knowledge or consent, to add ...

Sat, 27 Mar, 2021

NAGP defends financial position amid viability concerns

The National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has had to defend its financial position amid concerns about its ongoing viability.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2018

Dispute over dead woman’s medical chart at inquiry

A DISPUTE has arisen between two secretaries as to whether the medical chart of a deceased patient had lain in a consultant’s office tray for months or weeks.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2011

Consultant faces fitness to practise inquiry

A CONSULTANT obstetrician and gynaecologist is facing a Medical Council fitness to practise inquiry over the care he gave to a young woman who died from cancer two years ago.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2011