HSE decides to suspend rollout of PPARS payroll system

The board of the Health Service Executive has decided - as expected - to suspend the introduction of the controversial computerised payroll system for the health service.

The decision was made today pending a review of the quality and value for money of the PPARS system.

The computers were originally due to cost just €9m, but have so far swallowed up €116m and are still not fully implemented

The HSE has also decided to suspend the rollout of a second computer system, the €30m Financial Information Systems Project, as it is based on the same technology as PPARS.