Non-staff member paid €32k by Central Bank

The Central Bank paid €32,000 to a person who never worked for the financial body, a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General has found.

The case was one of a number highlighted in the watchdog’s report on the management of severance payments in public sector bodies from 2011 to 2013.

The C&AG has estimated the total value of severance awarded in this period under six public sector schemes was €17.9m.