Fás board was told twice to stay on

THE Government passed up on two clear chances to remove the board of Fás in recent months, despite revelations that the state training agency had wasted millions of euro of taxpayers’ money.

Fás chairman Peter McLoone yesterday confirmed the board would step down shortly following last week’s damning report by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

But Mr McLoone revealed that the board had twice gone to Government in recent months after the spending scandal first emerged, only to be told to stay put on both occasions.