"PAC calls for review as retired staff pay 'tiny' sums as low as €670 a year Opposition TDs are calling for a review after it emerged that retired civil servants are paying knock-down rents to live in state-owned properties in Phoenix Park. Separately, details have emerged of a former chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) attending a leadership course in Paris at a cost of nearly €40,000 to the taxpayer, despite officials raising concerns."
"Opposition TDs are calling for a review after it emerged that retired civil servants are paying knock-down rents to live in state-owned properties in Phoenix Park. Separately, details have emerged of a former chairman of the Office of Public Works (OPW) attending a leadership course in Paris at a cost of nearly €40,000 to the taxpayer, despite officials raising concerns."
Retired civil servants are paying knock-down rents to live in state-owned properties in Phoenix Park, with some paying as little as €670 a year. Opposition TDs and the Public Accounts Committee are calling for a formal review of the housing arrangements and rent-setting practices. Separately, a former chairman of the Office of Public Works attended a leadership course in Paris that cost nearly €40,000 to the taxpayer. Officials had raised concerns about the course before it proceeded. Both the low residential rents and the costly training expenditure have prompted scrutiny over governance and the use of public funds.
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