Council in breach of rules with €6m spend

A local authority spent almost €6m on vehicle hire and housing maintenance, in breach of national and EU procurement and tendering regulations.

The Local Government Audit Service’s statutory audit report on Cork City Council’s books for 2011 found that the money was spent without recourse to a formal tendering process.

The auditor examined procurement compliance relating to expenditure of a revenue nature in the council’s main directorates.