HSE paid consultant €700 a day for two years

The lack of a signed written contract for a management consultant who was paid €700 a day including expenses for almost two years for work at the University of Limerick Hospitals’ Group (ULG) has been described as “mind boggling”.

There are claims the HSE breached its own policies and procedures by not having a signed written contract in place for a management consultant who was paid in the region of €480,000 over a 23-month period.

The revelation surrounding the employment of Starline Management to carry out senior management roles for the ULG has prompted calls for the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee to examine claims it has been misled, and for a new investigation by the Comptroller & Auditor General.