The good times are back for executives at one Dublin-based property firm, with directors having a doubling in average pay in one year to almost €290,000.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has confirmed that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) last year paid bonuses to staff for the first time since 2012.

Property firms have enjoyed a €13.3m bonanza from providing property valuations to the National Asset Management Agency, new figures show.