Adoption body got €200k HSE grant in spite of reporting errors

The HSE gave an adoption agency €200,000 this year despite being told in a report that the agency had misreported HSE grant money in financial statements between 2007 and 2010.

A review of the financial statements of Cork-based Helping Hands Adoption Mediation Agency, carried out on behalf of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, expressed reservations about how the agency treated the grant money in its accounts.

The report was forwarded to the HSE by the AAI in early Nov 2012.