Boss of ESB gets €6k pay increase

The chief executive of ESB Pat O’Doherty saw his total pay packet rise by more than €6,000 as his taxable benefits increased from €9,000 to €15,000 bringing his total package to €358,950.

Mr O’Doherty was one of the few heads of semi-state companies for whom a special exemption in the Government’s pay cap regulations was made.

He receives a basic salary of €295,000 which is above the Government’s pay cap of €250,000.