Health Tapes

Department suspends Health Tapes whistleblower as investigation looms

Shane Corr submitted several disclosures to the Public Accounts Committee in recent months after making recordings of department meetings

Shane Corr, the Department of Health whistleblower whose disclosures revealed financial dysfunction at the heart of the health system, has been suspended pending an investigation. He submitted several disclosures to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee over recent months. Picture: courtesy of RTÉ Investigates

The Department of Health whistleblower whose disclosures revealed financial dysfunction at the heart of the health system has been suspended pending an investigation, the Business Post can reveal.

Shane Corr, a civil servant at the Department of Health, submitted several disclosures to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in recent months, all of which raised concerns about transparency, accountability and planning deficits in the health budgetary process. The disclosures were made on the basis of recordings ...