PAC Hearings: HSE slammed over financial management

The HSE has been strongly criticised over how it manages its finances after the Public Accounts Committee heard that a future settlement with Revenue about underpayment of tax is likely, and about €2.7m worth of medicines passed their use-by date.

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The director general of the HSE, Tony O’Brien, and senior colleagues in areas such as procurement yesterday appeared before the PAC to discuss a number of issues, including the huge amount of money— €290m — the HSE is owed by private insurers.

Mr O’Brien also came in for some personal criticism over a recent trip he made to a health conference at which he spoke in Madrid, the costs for which were covered by the company which organised the event, the medical device manufacturer Acelity.