Recent National Transport Authority (NTA) audits of grants to Waterford City and County Council under its multi-million-euro active travel programme in 2023 and 2024 identified serious concerns with “inadequate” record-keeping for procurement across several projects.     Under the active travel investment programme, the NTA allocates hundreds of millions of euro to local authorities to develop walking and cycling infrastructure in villages, towns, and cities. The budget this year is €290 million, of which €9 million is allocated to the local authority in Waterford. With large sums of money distributed each year, the authority carries out regular audits to ensure that local…

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