Finance had ‘serious concerns’ about cost of FISP

THE Department of Finance warned just last month that the FISP system could end up costing even more than PPARS.

In a letter to the Department of Health, it warned the bill for consultants alone on the project would reach over €30 million by the end of this year.

"Despite this level of expenditure, no element of the system has yet been rolled out," added the letter, which was issued on September 13 following a meeting between the two departments and the Health Service Executive (HSE).