Lack of accountability in €13bn-funded public bodies system, shows research

PUBLIC bodies — with a €13 billion annual spend — are becoming less open and accountable, according to new research.

It claims the system of appointment to these agencies gives elite groups “an inordinate degree of influence” on decision-making in the State.

Many of these bodies avoid having their decisions come under public scrutiny, says TASC — Ireland’s think tank for social change.