HSE paid €720,000 invoice twice using different systems, audit finds:
More than €4m due from health insurers written off due to delays in submitting bills ...
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HSE Faces Financial Losses and Procurement IssuesOver €4 million in claims were written off in 2024 due to billing delays, alongside a €723,000 duplicate payment still unrecovered.
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- The HSE mistakenly paid a supplier more than €700,000 twice via two separate financial systems and has not reclaimed the overpayment.
- An asset built in 2009 costing €1.4 million was written off last year with an €800,000 loss recorded.
- Delays in submitting bills led to approximately €4 million in health insurer payments being written off in 2024.
- Procurement agreements for Covid-19 equipment were extended without competitive tendering, resulting in inadequate oversight of expenditures.
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