Agencies’ waste of millions of euro revealed

Government departments and state agencies continue to squander millions in taxpayers’ money through poor judgment, lax monitoring, and crippling inefficiencies, despite the ongoing squeeze on public finances.

The public spending watchdog, Comptroller & Auditor General Seamus McCarthy, found damning evidence of avoidable waste and overspending across the public sector. His annual report highlights how:

* A CSO employee was paid two salaries for six years, despite alerting his employers to the overpayment and trying to have it stopped;