Pressure on Fás as expenses hit €977k

THE Taoiseach faced increasing pressure last night to order a complete overhaul of Fás after it emerged five of the agency’s executives spent nearly €1 million on first-class hotels, restaurants, bars and other lavish facilities.

The long list of credit card bills for the five Fás executives include not only the country’s best eateries and accommodation, but also enormous bills for Greg Craig, and five-star hotels abroad.

Former Fás director general Rody Molloy splashed out thousands on golf. His jaw-dropping credit card receipts include bills for Michelin-star restaurants, the luxurious Raffles Hotel in Singapore, castle dining in Chicago and plush stays in New York’s top hotels.