646 civil servants earn over €100k

MORE than 600 civil servants were earning over €100,000 at the end of June, with 13 receiving up to €250,000 every 12 months.

Figures from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform show that while no civil servants are now in receipt of €250,000 pay packets, 13 are earning between €200,000 and €250,000 a year.

A further 48 are being handed between €150,000 and €200,000 a year, while 585 are receiving between €100,000 and €150,000.