In the News Today: Government Waste
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Tánaiste asks auditor general to hold Fás inquiry
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The request yesterday from the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan, to the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG), John Buckley, comes after a series of media reports based on harshly critical Fás internal audit reports, and a report earlier this year from the CAG on compliance with procurement rules at the authority.
Garda Vehicle Procurement Policies
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John Buckley pointed out that it would have been "good commercial practice" to seek a discount on bulk purchases of more than 700 vehicles but that apparently no attempt had been made to do so.
216 vehicles purchased in December 2006 and costing €3.8 million, were still in storage in February 2008.
Troops receive €25m Border duty bonus despite peace
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ALMOST €25 MILLION has been paid to members of the Defence Forces as a Border duty allowance in the five-year period 2003-2007, despite the greatly changed security situation in Northern Ireland.
The IRA has been on ceasefire since 1997 and since 2002 there have been no patrols, checkpoints, searches or requests for the disposal of explosive ordnance.
Developer levies not spent
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A TOTAL of €1.2 billion in levies paid by developers to local authorities for the provision of services like roads, playgrounds and sports grounds, was unspent at the end of 2006.
Revenue Commissioners delay in taxing own staff
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DELAYS BY the Revenue in identifying obligations to tax benefit-in-kind (Bik) of approximately €2 million paid to its own staff is highlighted in the report.
