Whistleblower writes to Stephen Donnelly over 'extraordinary waste' within health service

Whistleblower writes to Stephen Donnelly over 'extraordinary waste' within health service

Shane Corr said Department of Health staff privately admitted there was 'extraordinary waste' within the health system, waste which was 'contributing to bad patient outcomes and death, particularly during times of crisis'. File picture: RTÉ Investigates/RTÉ

A Department of Health whistleblower who was formerly the subject of disciplinary action by the body has formally requested a protected disclosure process due to what he says are ongoing “poor practices” within the health system.

Shane Corr, an auditor with the department’s finance section, came to public notice after a series of disclosures to media organisations detailing alleged irregularities in terms of health budgeting and expenditure, together with an exposé of the manner in which the department gathered data on the plaintiffs in court cases involving autistic children.

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