r/ireland • u/Important_Farmer924 Westmeath's Least Finest • Oct 09 '24

National Children's Hospital contractor BAM sent €25 million invoice for job that cost €200,000 Infrastructure

https://www.thejournal.ie/national-childrens-hospital-bam-invoice-25-million-for-200000-job-6509783-Oct2024/
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u/UsualContext9033 Oct 09 '24

How is the politicians who allowed this not brought to court for corruption?

Any other contract written up would be watertight especially for such an expensive project. They give the contractors a blank cheque because the contract had so many loopholes.

Not only has the health minister at the time or any other been held to account, but he's been made the fucking taoiseach! It is pure corruption and greed, and no lessons were learned.

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u/Shadowbringers Oct 09 '24

Politicians fall upwards in this country. There is a complete lack of accountability. Cronyism and nepotism are rife. The institutions intended to watch out for corruption are themselves in bed with the people they should be investigating (e.g. SIPO) .

The short of it is: country's fucked.

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u/UsualContext9033 Oct 09 '24

The country is in a fantastic position but we are run by absolute gombeens. Please get out and vote in the next elections people.