Tánaiste defends €900k Molloy pay-out

The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has defended the Government's decision to pay former FAS boss Rody Molloy a €900,000 severance top-up after more revelations about wasteful spending at the State agency.

The report from the Comptroller and Auditor General yesterday found that FAS executives booked flights worth almost €1m outside approved procedures.