HSE criticised for inability to confirm compliance with procurement rules 

PPE alone is set to cost the HSE €1 billion next year, according to HSE chief executive Paul Reid. Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

A marquee Dáil committee has sharply criticised the HSE’s response to a request for information on procurement practices as being “disappointing and unacceptable”.

In response to a request for detail regarding the amount of its non-pay expenditure deemed to be non-compliant with public regulations, the HSE told the previous Public Accounts Committee that it could not comply as its procurement is reliant upon “multiple legacy systems”.