Catholic Institute for Deaf People accused of ‘hidden’ wanton spending

The Catholic Institute for Deaf People (CIPD) has been accused of “hiding” the extent of wanton spending from its main funder, the HSE, in an internal audit which lays bare the huge amounts being splashed out by some senior personnel working there between 2012 and 2015.

The audit also showed, in 2015, the CIDP spent €412,311 on eight consultants.

The former CEO resigned on September 30, 2015, and told the audit his credit card had been handed back the day before, but thousands of euro was spent months later and in October that year, €1,639.60 was “incurred on the former CEO’s credit card in relation to his departure from CIDP”.