WIT asked for report on spending by funding agency

WATERFORD Institute of Technology has been asked to give an immediate report to the state’s third level funding agency on spending on its president’s office.

The college’s governing body last week announced it has asked accounting firm Deloitte to carry out a review of spending highlighted by freedom of information requests, which is believed to relate to spending on WIT president Professor Kieran Byrne’s office.

The Irish Examiner revealed last month that almost €21,000 was spent last year on the offices, more than €14,000 of it on furniture and nearly €4,000 on security access control. The office was fitted out to the tune of almost €50,000 as part of a €21 million tourism and leisure building completed in 2008, including more than €17,000 on loose and fitted furniture.