Govt transferred €6bn to local authorities in 2020 Over €6 billion in funding was transferred from central Government departments to local authorities last year, an increase of 46% on the €4.17 billion in … Business • 30 Sep 21
C&AG: Govt spent €158m on remediating landfills The Government has spent a total of €158.4 million on landfill remediation of 122 sites, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General's (C&AG) report on … Business • 30 Sep 20
C&AG: Dept of Education has no building database The Department of Education does not have a database or system to record the condition or age of school buildings. Business • 30 Sep 20
C&AG: NTMA paid bonuses of €2m to 200 employees in 2019 Performance-related pay awards of €2.05m were made to 200 employees of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) last year, a report by the Comptroller and … Business • 30 Sep 20
C&AG: Finance system €68m over budget and 3 years late The rollout of a new shared financial management system for the public service is expected to cost €68m more than was originally budgeted and be … Business • 30 Sep 20
C&AG: Welfare overpayments of €104m identified in 2019 The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection identified welfare overpayments totaling €104m in 2019 through control reviews and recovered €79 million, according to the … Business • 30 Sep 20
C&AG report criticises NAMA loan sale A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) for failing to properly evaluate a series of loans … Business • 19 Mar 20
Report shows €5.2bn increase in tax and PRSI take The Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report shows that tax and PRSI increased by €5.2 billion in 2018 compared to the previous year. Ireland • 30 Sep 19
Ireland will pay more to EU budget in future Ireland's contribution to the EU budget will increase significantly in future years according to financial projections. Business • 27 Feb 19
25% of richest taxpayers pay at rate lower than average A quarter of Ireland's richest taxpayers - defined by the Revenue as having net assets worth more than €50 million - have a reportable income … Business • 28 Sep 18
State lost €229m due to illegal cigarettes in 2017 The State lost an estimated €229 million in taxes last year because up to 13% of cigarettes consumed here were illegal, according to the latest … Ireland • 28 Sep 18
26 companies had 56% of corporate tax losses in 2016 The Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report shows that 26 companies held just over half of the €220 billion in Corporate Tax losses available for … Business • 28 Sep 18
€15.8m paid in rent for vacant Dept of Health building The State paid €15.8m in rent and service costs for the new headquarters for the Department of Health from December 2016, but the building remained … Comptroller And Auditor General • 28 Sep 18
Efforts to control Garda overtime budget 'ineffective' The Comptroller and Auditor General has concluded that Garda management practices to control the 2017 overtime budget were ineffective, and expenditure significantly exceeded estimates. Ireland • 28 Sep 18
More detail sought on agencies in receipt of HSE funds There is an inadequate level of information on governance in agencies that are in receipt of almost €4 billion a year in funding from the … Ireland • 29 Sep 17
13% of redress scheme cost paid so far - C&AG report The Catholic religious congregations who ran residential institutions where children were abused have paid just 13% of the costs of a redress scheme set up … News • 09 Mar 17
4 out of 10 audits in 2015 revealed underpayments Nearly four out of ten (39%) taxpayers who were audited by Revenue last year had underpaid their taxes. Business • 30 Sep 16
Department defends management of severance payouts The Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has defended his department's management of severance payments in the public sector. News • 21 Sep 16
NAMA audit chairman criticises C&AG The Chairman of NAMA's audit committee has strongly criticised the Comptroller and Auditor General following the publication this week of his report into the sale … News • 20 Sep 17
Agreement reached over NAMA statutory inquiry An agreement has been reached between the Government and Opposition parties that there should be a statutory investigation into NAMA arising from the Comptroller & … News • 16 Sep 16
Watchdog audit finds NAMA sale incurred £190m loss The report by the State's financial watchdog into the sale of NAMA's Northern Ireland portfolio has found the agency incurred a potential loss to the … News • 16 Sep 16
Watchdog report on Project Eagle to be published The Comptroller and Auditor General report into the sale of Nama's Northern loan book will be published later this week. News • 12 Sep 16
Non-compliance with HSE procurement rules - C&AG The Comptroller and Auditor General's report says there is a significant level of non-compliance with procurement rules in the HSE, with more than one third … Business • 26 Sep 14
C&AG urges review of property tax exemptions The Comptroller and Auditor General's report has recommended that Revenue should examine the validity of exemptions claimed under the unfinished housing estate category for the … Business • 26 Sep 14
Govt spent €241m on water investment in 2013 The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government spent €241m on the water services investment programme last year. News • 26 Sep 14
