The government is heading for a massive confrontation over continuing plans to transfer a high-paid job in Europe to the senior civil servant held responsible for making Irelands debt 3.6 billion more than it is.
Last week the Department of Finance confirmed that Ireland owes 3.6 billion less than authorities believed. The error was down to an accounting error which double-counted a payment between State agencies.
Now it has emerged that it happened on the watch of outgoing secretary general of the Department of Finance, Kevin Cardiff — and the government had already nominated him for a lucrative position on the European Court of Auditors.
The appointment is subject to the approval of the European Parliament. Its budget control committee will grill Cardiff later this month.
Dr. Ingeborg Grasser, coordinator of the 11 members of the control committee, said they will listen to what he has to say on November 23. Grasser added, But what we have heard so far about him is not really a recommendation. The Irish government wants to have a nice new job for him and this is not good enough.
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