Authority defends decision not to investigate CIT allegations

The authority responsible for the governance of higher- level education has defended a decision not to carry out its own investigation into allegations of misspending made against Cork Institute of Technology.

The Oireachtas’ public spending watchdog had received lengthy documents in which a whistleblower made a number of allegations.

The correspondence with the Dáil Public Accounts Committee prompted CIT to spend almost €65,000 on legal fees and on hiring auditors KPMG, who investigated the claims.