Report last year suggested it could cost €70m to develop the long-planned facility beside Dublin’s National Concert Hall

‘Scandalous’ that cash returned to exchequer, says Public Accounts Committee chairman

Chief executive Mary Day says failure to use public tender process was ‘driven by urgent patient needs’ in cancer and cardiology’

Management to apologise for securing radiology services in 2024 without following official procurement rules

Tax owing on public-sector pension can be repaid over 20 years through reduction in payments

John Brady says issues ongoing within IFI for number of years

Hospital says it does not have enough core staff as it responds to controversy over €1.44m in spending to company owned by staff

Dáil Public Accounts Committee told by Inland Fisheries Ireland that costs to date amount to more than €240,000

TDs to hear damning statement from long-time McVerry official

St James’s Hospital paid radiologists for additional imaging services due to ongoing surge in demand

TUS received fake email purporting to be from supplier, resulting in payment being sent to rogue bank account

Expert says issue is not unique to Ireland or the public sector

Fewer than half the gardaí working in Gaeltacht areas have working proficiency in Irish, PAC hears

McVerry Trust’s almost-demise is not going to encourage other NGOs to risk substantially increasing the amount of emergency accommodation they provide

Report details EV chargers at staff homes, uninsured vehicles and €278,000 Revenue settlement

Is State’s effort to face up to its responsibility seen by some as chance to line their pockets?

Office of Public Works insists new structures are now in place to protect against overspending but critics are not so sure

Plus: watch football jersey sales for signs of recession; the Irish property tycoon who left his mark on 1920s Manhattan

Sinn Féin accuses Government of ‘utter incompetence’ over public funds as Minister says contracts renegotiated

A lack of modern management systems and clear information is a worrying common thread