pete
11/06/2008, 6:10 PM
Damning report of mismanagement (http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0611/bordnagcon.html)
Highlights below. Any one who wonders why the state subsidises dog racing for millions every year might find the answer here. (State contributed 14m in 2007) Amazing these only coming to light in 2008. :eek:
The Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised aspects of the corporate governance, management, planning and control at Bord na gCon in the late 1990s and the early to middle part of this decade.
The report found that as part of the redevelopment, a generator was bought for €124,704. It subsequently emerged, the comptroller established, that the generator was 20 years old.
The report also found that Bord na gCon paid €80,791 to a company for nine glasswashers and eight ice machines between August 2000 and February 2001. Of these, only six of each were received, and it is estimated €19,973 was overpaid. The report also claims that the VAT number of the supplier of the machines had not been active since June 2000.
The investigation found that because of a postponement and cancellation of a refurbishment project for Shelbourne Park proposed by the CEO of Bord na gCon between 2005 and 2006, €158,560 was paid out for services for which no value was received.
If any one wants a slice of the action click here (http://www.igb.ie/top/Requests-for-Tender/).
Highlights below. Any one who wonders why the state subsidises dog racing for millions every year might find the answer here. (State contributed 14m in 2007) Amazing these only coming to light in 2008. :eek:
The Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised aspects of the corporate governance, management, planning and control at Bord na gCon in the late 1990s and the early to middle part of this decade.
The report found that as part of the redevelopment, a generator was bought for €124,704. It subsequently emerged, the comptroller established, that the generator was 20 years old.
The report also found that Bord na gCon paid €80,791 to a company for nine glasswashers and eight ice machines between August 2000 and February 2001. Of these, only six of each were received, and it is estimated €19,973 was overpaid. The report also claims that the VAT number of the supplier of the machines had not been active since June 2000.
The investigation found that because of a postponement and cancellation of a refurbishment project for Shelbourne Park proposed by the CEO of Bord na gCon between 2005 and 2006, €158,560 was paid out for services for which no value was received.
If any one wants a slice of the action click here (http://www.igb.ie/top/Requests-for-Tender/).