HSE Audit: Ambulance fuel cards used for non-HSE vehicles

Fuel cards meant for National Ambulance Service (NAS) vehicles were being used by more than one vehicle and, in some cases, also non-HSE vehicles.

A HSE internal audit for NAS for north Leinster found “significant weaknesses” in the control procedures surrounding payroll claim forms submitted to its national ambulance base in respect of hours worked, overtime and subsistence claimed, and the use of fuel cards.

In February 2016, the NAS vehicle register listed 182 registered vehicles for the north Leinster area.