High Court dispute over CHI settlement payment to former business manager Anita Little
Anita Little, a former Children's Health Ireland business manager who administered the spinal surgery waiting list, was purportedly dismissed in 2025 following what she said was a flawed disciplinary process after an instruction to delist 10 patients, and she reached a settlement in August 2025. In July 2026, Judge Brian Cregan in the High Court in Dublin directed that €200,000 inclusive of VAT be paid to her solicitor and adjourned the case to October over a dispute about the tax treatment of the payment, with CHI seeking to limit her reckonable service to five years rather than 20. In the same week, Judge David Nolan approved the winding up of EBVEL, a holding company linked to the Good People firms and a Garda vetting-cert forgery scandal in which a 22-year-old employee was convicted of 55 counts, on a petition by co-founder Judith Kundodyiwa over a debt exceeding €700,000 owed by the company controlled by Gerard Chimbganda.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court17 Jul
2 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Anita Little, a former CHI business manager who administered the spinal surgery waiting list, was purportedly dismissed following what she said was a flawed investigation and disciplinary hearing after an instruction to delist 10 patients.
- The dispute between Judith Kundodyiwa and Gerard Chimbganda, who co-founded Minana International trading as Good People in 2017, broke out in 2023 when Chimbganda removed Kundodyiwa as director and reduced her shareholding from 50 per cent to 5 per cent.
- When
- Little reached a settlement over her purported dismissal in August 2025 after mediation, though approval from two Government departments took three months.
- In court
- Little obtained a temporary injunction in October 2025 restraining her dismissal.
- In July 2026, Judge Brian Cregan directed that €200,000 inclusive of VAT be paid to Little's solicitor and adjourned the case to October over a dispute about tax treatment, with CHI seeking to limit her reckonable service to five years rather than 20.
- In July 2026, Judge David Nolan acceded to a winding up petition by Kundodyiwa against EBVEL on account of a debt exceeding €700,000, with EBVEL not opposing the petition.
- Declan de Lacey of Fides Chartered Accountants was confirmed as liquidator of EBVEL.
- Other details
- EBVEL is linked to companies trading under the Good People name providing medical staff and accommodation for vulnerable children using Tusla services.
- A 22-year-old Good People employee was convicted of 55 counts of forging Garda vetting certs for Tusla.
- Kundodyiwa is a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at Royal Bolton Hospital in England.
19 statements extracted from the articles
- courtShe obtained a temporary injunction last October restraining her dismissal (irishtimes.com)
- courtCHI had decided to limit her reckonable service to five years rather than 20 for tax calculation purposes (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Brian Cregan directed that €200,000 inclusive of VAT be paid to the solicitor (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was adjourned to October (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge David Nolan acceded to the winding up petition on account of a debt exceeding €700,000 (irishtimes.com)
- courtEBVEL was not opposing the winding up petition (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe managed and administered the waiting list for CHI spinal surgeries (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe was purportedly dismissed following what she said was a flawed investigation and disciplinary hearing (irishtimes.com)
- otherShe claimed misconduct proceedings were brought against her as a result of an instruction to delist 10 patients from the spinal surgery waiting list (irishtimes.com)
- otherMediation resolved the dispute but approval from two Government departments took three months (irishtimes.com)
- otherEBVEL is linked to a firm involved in a forged Garda vetting-cert scandal (irishtimes.com)
- otherDeclan de Lacey of Fides Chartered Accountants was confirmed as liquidator (irishtimes.com)
- otherEBVEL is linked to companies trading under the Good People name providing medical staff and accommodation for vulnerable children using Tusla services (irishtimes.com)
- otherA 22-year-old Good People employee was convicted of 55 counts of forging Garda vetting certs for Tusla (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe dispute between Kundodyiwa and Chimbganda broke out in 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- otherKundodyiwa and Chimbganda established Minana International trading as Good People in 2017 (irishtimes.com)
- otherKundodyiwa is a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at Royal Bolton Hospital in England (irishtimes.com)
- otherChimbganda removed Kundodyiwa as director and reduced her shareholding from 50 per cent to 5 per cent (irishtimes.com)
- otherSome €730,000 of the €2.25 million settlement was still outstanding (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Jul2026High Court approves winding up of firm linked to Garda vetting forgery scandal
High Court approved winding up of EBVEL and confirmed liquidator; company linked to Good People and the Garda vetting forgery scandal in which a 22-year-old employee was convicted of 55 counts of forging vetting certs for Tusla.
victim, Judith Kundodyiwa, female, non-irish (judged from name)Judith Kundodyiwasuspect, Gerard Chimbganda, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gerard Chimbgandaconvicted, 22 - 17 Jul2026Fresh High Court dispute over settlement payment to former CHI business manager
High Court hearing where Judge Brian Cregan directed payment of €200,000 to Little's solicitor and adjourned the case to October over a dispute about tax treatment of the settlement payment and a 'vendor services' form requirement.
victim, Anita Little, female, irish (judged from name)Anita Little