HSE spent almost €18m on consultancy firm during pandemic

HSE CEO Paul Reid alongside HSE clinical lead for testing Niamh O'Beirne. The HSE paid consultants EY €17.7m from the beginning of 2020 until the end of March 2021.

The HSE paid close to €18 million to a single consultancy firm over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic for services, including the ‘optimisation’ of the contact tracing programme.

Consultants EY received €17.7 million from the health service from the beginning of 2020 until the end of March 2021.