Taoiseach says situation where HSE facilities are being ‘abused’ unacceptable

Enda Kenny has criticised the HSE whose audit revealed ‘excessive’ travel claims

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said a situation where facilities were “abused” was unacceptable after a draft HSE audit highlighted “excessive” travel claims.

Speaking at a jobs launch announcement in Dublin on Wednesday morning, he said the HSE would have to respond to the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report.

“I understand that this is a draft report from the C&AG. Obviously the HSE have got to respond to that. Clearly you can’t have a situation where facilities like this are abused,” Mr Kenny said.

The wide-ranging 42-page audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General appears to have been erroneously circulated to Oireachtas members this week.

Mary Minihan

Mary Minihan

Mary Minihan is Features Editor of The Irish Times