€740k pension was CRC board decision

The decision to award former Central Remedial Clinic chief Paul Kiely a €742,025 pension payoff was based on legal expertise from within the CRC board, with no evidence outside advice was taken.

The former chairman of the disability agency, Hamilton Goulding, defended the decision, saying that while it was “not just uncomfortable, but horrible” for the directors, they could not live outside contract law.

As the HSE continues its search for information, sources said key documentation central to the issue, including agreements on pay, cannot be located.