Government accused of wasting €241m on IT

THE Government was yesterday of wasting €241 million of taxpayers’ money on elaborate computer systems that do not perform properly and in many cases overran projected costs.

Fine Gael said "heads would have to roll" for the failure to stress test these major capital projects and the buck must stop with the four ministers who commissioned these faulty IT systems.

The four main State computer systems that have caused trouble and failed to deliver the proper services in the past six years include: