Audit Office slams irregularities in low-income plot scheme

Applicants for land through a state programme intended for low-income families were found to have relatives with immovable assets which should have been taken into consideration and the application dismissed, the Audit Office said on Wednesday.

In a report made public on Wednesday, the Audit Office said the land worth over €1 million, belonging to the applicant’s relatives, could have been used to build a house, meaning the applicant was