Ordnance Survey condemned for awarding €30k in bonuses

Ordnance Survey Ireland has been strongly condemned over its decision to award bonuses worth €30,000 to four individuals in 2011, despite a Government ban on such payments.

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee heard yesterday that the OSI — best-known for producing detailed maps of Ireland — also paid out the annual fee of €7,965 to an OSI board member in 2011, despite the fact that he attended only one of 10 board meetings that year.

The OSI was further criticised for spending €61,000 in legal fees over its recoupment of an overpayment to its former chief executive, Geraldine Ruane.