Report on HSE: Culture of excess

WHILE upwards of 700 patients wait on trolleys every day, it appears that some HSE managers like to rest easy and enjoy a taste of the good life.

Report on HSE: Culture of excess

A damning audit of the organisation by the Comptroller and Auditor General has found that HSE managers “excessively claimed” for nights in five-star hotels, flights to New York for a guest, and alcohol while on trips.

One manager “travelled to New York for a conference accompanied by a personal guest. Flights were claimed for this guest and the hotel bill claimed for this guest and the hotel bill claimed showed two stayed in the room”.

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