No checks on 555 contracts worth total of €266m

A massive 555 State contracts costing €266m awarded last year failed to undergo any financial checks to ensure transpar-ency and fairness in the lucrative system.

An Garda Síochána, the HSE, and Department of Social Protection were among the biggest non-tendered spending.

While many of the costly contracts did not undergo checks due to time constraints, contract extensions and other reasons, the C&AG has raised concerns over a raft of deals.