Siptu fund linked to unspent budgets

A report into the so-called Siptu slush fund has suggested state agencies may have ploughed money into the scheme to avoid giving back unspent budgets.

The report, by the Comptroller and Auditor General, detailed a trail of inadequacies at the €4.4m fund. However, it was unable to account for all its failures because proper accounts were not kept and records were insufficient.

The C&AG report, on the Siptu National Health and Local Authority Levy Fund Account, criticised aspects of oversight by the Health Service Executive and the Department of Public Expenditure.