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HSE review finds over 7% of sample expenditure was unjustified

The errors uncovered in the HSE’s financial accounts will require a prior year adjustment, which is a rare amendment to past accounts

Seamus McCarthy, Comptroller and Auditor General: has said that the HSE must explain any errors in its accounts.

A HSE review of spending has found that over 7 per cent of the sampled expenditure had no justification, leading to over €70 million being incorrectly recorded as spent.

The errors uncovered in the HSE’s financial accounts will require a prior year adjustment, which is a rare amendment to past accounts. The review was prompted by concerns about the executive’s accountancy practices.

The HSE confirmed the final figure to the Business Post as €72 million, ...