Beaumont hospital went €2.9m overbudget implementing new payroll system 

Beaumont will now be subject to a separate review of its finances by the NTPF itself, which had held off on doing so while the HSE’s internal audit investigation proceeded. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie

One of the country’s largest hospitals paid just under €3m more than initially budgeted for a new payroll system after ‘underestimating the complexities’ of the project.

The new HR and payroll system installed at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin eventually cost €4.8m, against an initial budget forecast of just €1.9m, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard.