Fás boss payoff €900k over the norm

FORMER Fás boss Rody Molloy got a severance package worth almost €900,000 more than would have been payable to a comparable public servant taking early retirement.

A report by the State spending watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has confirmed the generous nature of the Government-approved package.

Mr Molloy resigned as director-general of Fás in November 2008 amid controversy over lavish travel and expense bills incurred at the state training agency.