A complete listing of school grant schemes is "not maintained or readily available" from the Department of an Education and Youth, an examination by the State's spending watchdog, the Comptroller…
The Government has made overpayments totalling millions of euro to providers of International Protection accommodation. A report from the State's spending watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), found that…
Misunderstanding and inconsistency in the HR units of Government Ministers' departments led to errors in the calculations of ministerial pensions, according to a report from the State's spending watchdog the…
A review of State spending for last year has found the Office of Public Works (OPW) paid around €20 million to lease two buildings that remained unoccupied afterwards. In its…
Ireland has made progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) but the rate of reduction remains insufficient to meet the targets established. Current projections by the EPA indicate that Ireland's…
A commitment by the Office of Public Works (OPW) to build a children's science museum "exposed the Exchequer to unnecessary risk", according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG). In…
Funding from central government to local authorities increased by 28% last year to €8.6 billion. The latest report from the State's spending watchdog the Comptroller & Auditor General reveals that…
Over 20% of those receiving jobseekers' allowance over the past two years were paid more than they were entitled to, new data shows. A new report from the Comptroller and…
The number of vehicles on Irish roads increased by around 20% from 2016 to 2024, however motor tax receipts have fallen by 12% according to the annual report by the…
The Department of Housing's expenditure on housing nearly doubled from 2021 to 2024, reaching €5.3 billion in 2024, with capital expenditure accounting for 68%, according to the latest Comptroller and…
An examination by the State's spending watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), has found "minimal evidence of checks" carried out by the Department of Rural and Community Development on…
