Fraud or theft might have cost ETB €148,000

A fraud or theft in relation to procurement at Mid-West training centres might have cost an education and training board €150,000.

Gardaí were alerted to the matter after it was identified by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB) last March.

The exact nature of the incident is not clear, but involves “a suspected fraud/theft arising in the procurement function, localised to their two training centres”, according to a statement on the system of internal control, in LCETB’s 2015 financial statement.