It’s been revealed that staff at Uisce Eireann received bonuses of over €10 million in 2023.
The water utilities agency paid out €10.57 million in total bonuses to its staff of 1,631 employees.
That bonus total is up over €1 million on the 2022 bonus total.
Bonuses for employees are performance-related according to the company, with the average bonus paid out reaching over €6,000.
Uisce Eireann’s annual report for 2023 also shows the number of employees earning over €100,000 per year at the state-owned company increased.
A total of 344 Uisce Eireann employees earn over €100,000 – that’s 73 more than reported by the company the previous year.