€162k ‘potential’ shortfall for projects

THE internal HSE audit into the CUH Foundation has identified €162,000 worth of “potential” donation funding shortfalls for specifically stated projects in the hospital-linked charity.

One of the main conclusions of the two-year-long audit has noted that despite €288,000 of donations to the charity being the subject of ring-fencing by their providers, only €126,000 of this was put aside for these stated projects.

As a result, it said “a shortfall in funds available to meet specific charitable fund commitments is in the order of €162,000”, and must be addressed by HSE and foundation management “as a matter of urgency”.