How MoS revealed secret payments

THE BIG LIE

NOVEMBER 5, 2013: HSE puts pressure on St John of God to respond to salary queries.

MID-NOVEMBER: St John of God order engages external auditors PwC for advice over top-ups.

NOVEMBER 19: The then-CEO of St John of God confirms all salaries are in compliance.

NOVEMBER 28: Nine days after they tell HSE they are compliant, the governing body of the charity approves the payment of lumpsum compensation payments to 14 senior managers for a total cost of €1,847,646.

NOVEMBER 29-30: Lump-sum payments processed, and salaries of 13 of 14 managers, increased on the payroll.

THE TRUTH OUTS

JUNE 19, 2016: The Mail on Sunday publishes details of the charity’s manager’s trip to a luxury US hotel. We ask Br Donatus Forkan how St John of God became compliant with HSE pay policy. He says he can’t recall. JUNE 24: The MoS contacts the charity about lump-sum compensation payments allegedly made to 14 managers contrary to public pay policy. JUNE 25: St John of God contacts the HSE to tell them about the payments. JUNE 30: Meeting is held between HSE HR and Social Care Divisions, and the charity admits the payments were made to the 14 managers – without either informing the HSE. JULY 3: MoS publishes these shocking details for the first time.