Five Health Service Executive staff received overpayments amounting to nearly €300,000 between them, according to an internal audit report which examined personnel files.
The overpayments arose from how the staff were appointed to acting-up roles over recent years or subsequently regularised into higher positions, internal auditors found.
In one case, an individual received a total overpayment of more than €70,000 while two others received overpayments of more than €61,000.
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