Beaumont Hospital to apologise over governance failures (opens original article in a new tab)

Beaumont Hospital in Dublin will apologise for governance and control failures identified in its 2024 accounts, including €17.9 million in non-compliant procurement and a €17.6m deficit increase, while stating it never intended to withhold information from the Public Accounts Committee.

• Beaumont Hospital will apologise for governance and control failures identified in its 2024 accounts
• The hospital spent €17.9 million on non-compliant procurement in 2024, including €1.5m paid to a radiology firm with 20 hospital staff as directors
• The hospital's deficit increased by over €17.6m in 2024
• CEO Anne Coyle will state that the hospital never intended to withhold information from the Public Accounts Committee