Blame our rulers and the banks

OFFICIALLY Ireland is in recession and the Celtic Tiger is laid to rest.

Glancing back at the Report of the Comptroller & Auditor General for last year, it’s hard to imagine how we survived for so long. While admitting no human institution was ever perfect, nevertheless the extent of the waste and inefficiency in the public service and the lack of effort in trying to eradicate it came as a shock.

The HSE overran its budget to the tune of €245m.