FG claims €500k wasted

MORE than €500,000 of taxpayers’ money was wasted as part of a Fás results fixing scandal, Fine Gael last night claimed.

The party’s Fergus O’Dowd told the Dáil the money was thrown away when the results of four courses for Fás trainees were fabricated by a private company – which was then given more state work after the scandal came to light.

The deputy warned the latest fiasco to hit Fás proved the organisation had “rottenness” at its heart.