The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive, the Trust's largest funder, confirmed the bus contract was not tendered.
A transport company based just outside Celbridge, owned by tenants of the Peter McVerry Trust, received a €200,000 bus contract from the housing charity without a tender process.
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive, the Trust's largest funder, confirmed the bus contract was not tendered.
According to Prime Time, Alan Bollard, a Peter McVerry Trust tenant and bus company operator, later became Head of Logistics at the Trust while maintaining his roles as tenant and contractor.
Bollard's company's contract, funded by the DRHE, raises conflict of interest concerns as he was both an employee and contractor.
Bollard is connected to former CEO Pat Doyle through a Kildare sports club.
Bollard moved into a McVerry Trust house in Celbridge in 2016 after selling his home, despite not qualifying for social housing.
Internal documents show the Trust bought the property with charitable funds and leased it at 80% market rate.
The McVerry Trust is under investigation for financial issues and procurement rule breaches, as charities must advertise contracts over €50,000 on etenders.ie.
The Trust, which recently received a €15m bailout, is cooperating with ongoing regulatory investigations.
Concerns also arose over the property's purchase by the Trust’s auditor, suggesting governance issues.
The charity, with €62m in income for 2022, supports over 4,400 people and employs 530 staff.
In a statement to Kfm, a spokesperson for the Peter Mcverry Trust said: "It is PMVT policy not to comment while the Charities Regulator and the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority continue statutory investigations of the Trust arising from financial difficulties. The Trust has cooperated and continues to cooperate, fully with these investigations."
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