HSE overpays 2,500 workers by €5million in past two years

The HSE has overpaid almost 2,500 employees to the tune of €5m in the past two years, with only half of the money being paid back by those who incorrectly received it.

The figure will be revealed by the Dáil’s cross-party public accounts committee this morning after it received correspondence from the HSE confirming the over-payment has taken place.

After recent meetings with the State’s new national shared salary office, the PAC asked the HSE last month to provide a breakdown of any potential overpayments to have taken place in the system.