Millions lost in needless stadium legal row

A litany of government departments and State agencies are expected to be heavily criticised for wasting huge sums of public money in a report to be published by an Oireachtas committee today.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into how Campus Stadium Ireland (CSID) pursued a redundant legal action against a businessman for €10m criticises the departments of finance, arts, sports, and tourism, as well as the Revenue Commissioners and CSID.

The probe warns the decision to proceed with the legal action has exposed the State to a potential multimillion-euro damages bill.