Massive levels of waste in HSE spend

Taxpayers’ money is being spent on massive HSE staff overpayments, lucrative non-tendered contracts for ex-workers, credit cards given to non-HSE employees, and “blank cheque” payouts within the health service.

The situation, which also includes a missing financial paper trail at an elderly facility, is revealed in the latest HSE internal audit files, detailed for the first time today.

Documents obtained by the Irish Examiner show that, despite the system’s significant budget woes, serious questions continue to exist over how public money is used.