Consultants earning more than €350k more than doubled over year

The HSE audit found there is no oversight mechanism at a national level for consultant payments 'to ensure consistency, transparency, or accountability across health regions'.

The number of consultants employed by the HSE who earned more than €350,000 per year more than doubled in just one year, according to an internal audit report.

A HSE internal audit report specifically targeted at reviewing the pay packages of consultants and ensuring they had been properly approved found that 99 doctors earned more than €350,000 in 2023, up 57 from the 42 recorded in 2022.