No PAC interest in spending, says CIT

Cork Institute of Technology has not been contacted by the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee in relation to allegations of reckless spending reported in a Sunday newspaper.

A spokesperson for the college said there had been “no contact either formally or informally” from PAC amid reports the committee has received correspondence that CIT spend excessive sums on consultants and on commissioning portraits at a time of austerity.

Among the allegations made to PAC, according to the newspaper were: