There is more controversy surrounding the St John of God charity today after new documents show the charity paid more than €600,000 to its most senior lay executive.
The whopping payment was made to discharge pension and employment liabilities. The documents show that the payment to group chief executive John Pepper is far more than previously thought.
The scandal has led to the HSE to audit the charity after learning about the extravagant payment and other payments totalling €1.64 million.
However St John of God say the money was sourced from rental income on properties rather than coming from the public purse.