I don’t care about John O’Donoghue’s recent apologies for the size of his expenses since 2004. I don’t care that he regrets [...]
Tag Archives: government waste
Dept. Foreign Affairs – Wasting money on value for money report
I came across this by chance a little while ago, and though I don’t know the full details, it strikes me as [...]
The dearest little shop in town – that makes no money
In March of this year, we added the Dail Kiosk to the count of money wasted by this government – €800,000 at [...]
Attention to Detail (5)
I’m still working in the background on some site redesigns for both this blog, and ValueIreland.com as well. I’ve already finished, sort [...]
Government masterstroke – saving the construction industry and our livers in one go
Today the government announced their initiative to protect us all from the demon drink. The highlights according to the Irish Times Breaking [...]
Government Waste: €560k spent on Govt St Patrick’s day trips
Wednesday March 12th, 2008, from Cian McCormack in RTE This year Ministers will jet around the world representing Ireland for St Patrick’s [...]
Government Waste – TDs will be well-served by new €800,000 kiosk at the House
Thursday February 14th, from Lise Hand in The Irish Independent A NEW Leinster House charity shop which was opened by Ceann Comhairle [...]
Irish Blood Transfusion Board – Second IT screw Up in 2 Weeks
I’m not going to go back over old ground on this given todays coverage of the stolen IBTS laptop with 170,000 blood [...]
Government Waste: Taxpayer to foot €83m bill over ‘cock-up’
Friday February 15th, from Juno McEnroe in The Irish Examiner THE Department of the Environment has acknowledged that no one was fired [...]
Government Waste: Just five visiting dignitaries stayed at Farmleigh last year
Thursday January 10th, from Alison Healy in The Irish Times: The State mansion Farmleigh was used to accommodate five visiting heads of [...]
