Government ‘lost €4 million’ after receiving bad legal advice
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Bad legal advice cost the Government at least €4 million, according to a new report to be published by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tomorrow.
Its latest quarterly report will blame the Chief State Solicitor’s Office of botching a deal at the cost of €4 million, the Irish Examiner reports.
A draft seen by the newspaper includes criticism of the CSSO’s role in a botched building development for the Probation Service.
Poor legal advice from State legal experts is said to have cost the Service at least €4 million, though the CSSO has defended its role.
The final report will be agreed by TDs tonight and published tomorrow.
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