Mary Higgins, of Caranua
Ellen Coyne, in today’s Times Ireland edition, reports:
Caranua spent hundreds of thousands of euros from a fund for survivors of institutional abuse without permission, the Department of Education has confirmed.
Mary Higgins, the chief executive of Caranua, had suggested that figures relating to the contracts were not “up to date” after The Times reported them.
Yesterday a spokesman for the department said that The Times story was accurate. “There was no issue with the original information,” he said.
Caranua administers a €110 million fund set up to pay for the health, housing and educational needs of survivors. The state agency’s only function is to divide the money between applicants and its own administrative costs also come from the fund.
… There is no record of the Department of Education approving any spending for Caranua for the past two years despite some board members saying that lists of administrative contracts about to be entered into were discussed at meetings in the past 24 months.
In an interview last month on Newstalk Ms Higgins rejected criticism of her agency spending money without permission and claimed that the department records were not up to date.
Caranua spent funds without permission, officials confirm (The Times, Ireland edition)
Angela Kerins mk2
OK so whats next ?
It kind of depends on what the money was spent on. If it were spent on health, housing and educational needs of survivors – then that’s okay.
If it was spent on junkets, PR and other guff, then not okay.
this is from june in the same paper on the same topic: tinyurl.com/ybe7qmlq
The money for survivors should have ring fenced separately to funding for the organization. This isn’t rocket science.
But how then would admin cream off so much money for their own uses?
Another quango frittering away taxpayers money.
Mary Higgins is not fit for purpose, she’s been a nightmare from day one for people trying to get access to funds. Get her name off the cheque book and get her out.
Choo Choo … is that a gravy train approaching?
Please stand back behind the yellow line…
So how long before we get a statement from Mary Higgins saying she is “deeply ” saddened by the allegations. How long into an inquiry until the tears start and we let her off because we feel sorry for her.(deeply)
not let her off
PAY her off
very fancy looking name bad int’it
badge
White collar crime is no crime.
We need to outsource the running of this country. Irish people and money don’t mix.
Outsource the financial affairs of the country to Nigeria.
Kudos ;-)
#P45