Disability charity beefs up its security after €12k fraud

A charity which provides services to people with an intellectual disability has tightened its internal procedures after a staff member admitted misappropriating over €12,000 in HSE funds.

The Brothers of Charity Services, which works with more than 600 adults and children in Cork and Kerry, confirmed it had implemented a number of “preventative measures” to ensure such an incident of fraud would not occur again.

The HSE has also confirmed that an agreement has been reached to repay the entire amount; about €8,000 has been repaid to date, the Irish Examiner has learned.