HSE admits it has 'no hope' of recovering up to 7m it lost to company in liquidation after 'nobody said stop'

"Bernard Gloster describes breach as 'one of the most defining collapses of corporate governance you could imagine'"

"The HSE has lost up to €7m in payments to a company with which it had no proper contract, but nobody will be held accountable."

"The revelation emerged yesterday after HSE chief Bernard Gloster said the company that supplied respiratory sensors between 2000 and 2024 has gone into liquidation."

The HSE lost up to €7 million in payments to a company with which it had no proper contract. The supplier provided respiratory sensors between 2000 and 2024 and has since gone into liquidation. No individuals will be held accountable for the improper payments. The procurement and contract-management failures represent a severe governance breakdown. The breach has been described as 'one of the most defining collapses of corporate governance you could imagine.' The financial loss, lack of contractual safeguards, and absence of accountability indicate systemic weaknesses in public-sector procurement oversight.

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