€200k salary for head of water agency gets go-ahead

The Government has approved a €200,000 salary for the head of the new agency to collect water charges from homeowners.

The appointment of John Tierney as managing director of Irish Water was signed off on by Cabinet yesterday.

A spokeswoman for Irish Water confirmed that Mr Tierney would take up his role in April, after he steps down from his current position as the manager of Dublin City Council.