Longford and Westmeath Education and Training board hit by €96k fraud

Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) has been hit by a suspected €96,500 fraud in relation to payments for students being trained by an external service provider.

Gardaí have been informed about the incident and the LWETB says that a process to ensure the money is refunded has been put in place.

The probe has come to light in newly-published 2016 accounts of the board, which spent more than €24m of its €51m budget on further education and training.