Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In the recent past the Minister has sanctioned the appointment of a new chief executive of Fáilte Ireland. In doing so, the Minister allowed Fáilte Ireland to go outside the public appointments system to hire a private company. Fáilte Ireland tendered for the assignment and it cost the taxpayer €58,556.

Why did the Minister sanction this? Why did the Minister sign off on it? Why did the Minister waste taxpayer money? Will this be common practice in Fáilte Ireland or throughout the agencies under the Department?

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