Civil servants whose mistakes cost millions 'can be sanctioned'

Secretary General for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Robert Watt. 'Every worker is entitled to a second chance.' Picture: Oireachtas TV/PA Wire

The top civil servant in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has insisted that public servants “who do their job badly” at a loss to the State can face disciplinary sanctions.

Secretary General-Robert Watt this morning appeared before the Public Accounts Committee and said that the matter is one of proportionality, with every worker entitled to a second chance.