Beaumont paid €6.2m to company run by its own doctors outside public procurement rules (opens original article in a new tab)

Beaumont Hospital paid €6.2m to a company run by its own doctors without following public procurement rules, leading to an apology from the hospital's leadership for past compliance issues.

• Beaumont Hospital paid €6.2m to a company run by its own doctors without public procurement from 2019 to 2024
• The hospital's chief executive admitted a deficit in understanding public procurement rules and apologized for past issues
• A payroll system contract exceeded budget by €2m and was also secured without public procurement
• 20 hospital employees were directors of the private company, but only four declared their roles