HSE paid retired officials for untendered work

TWO retired health board officials and a former senior trade unionist received hundreds of thousands of euro in HSE consultancy fees for projects that were never put out to tender.

An internal investigation seen by the Irish Examiner has found the individuals’ companies received over €400,000 for the unadvertised work over a four-year period.

The money was paid out by the now-defunct HSE Employers Agency (HSE EA) which was tasked with implementing health service HR improvements.