Bord na gCon Mismanagement

[pete]

Damning report of mismanagement

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.

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.

[kingdom hoop]

Bloody hare-brained carry on! Presumably dog's abuse will ensue and management will be hounded out of their jobs?

[pete]

Bloody hare-brained carry on! Presumably dog's abuse will ensue and management will be hounded out of their jobs?

Hounded out of their jobs with large settlements more likely. BnG also involved in numerous court cases so huge legal bills.

[A face]

That CEO must be barking mad paying out money without even a whimper

[pete]

That CEO must be barking mad paying out money without even a whimper

Vast majority of the issues before a certain Mr. T involved.

Amazing the MD & Chairman stayed in their jobs so long without anyone noticing the fraud and mismanagement. Seems they are run a lot better now though.

[osarusan]

Pete, I thinking you're barking up the wrong tree here by taking the other comments seriously. I think the references to dogs in their posts might suggest a hint of sarcasm, and you seem to have been slow out of the traps in recognising that.

(See what I did there!!!)