Irish Water manager had retired with €334k

Former Waterford county manager Ray O’Dwyer, who retired with a package totalling €334,000, has been appointed to a senior management position at Irish Water.

He is among four former local authority managers who is now part of the nine-person senior management team at the water utility company which has been embroiled in controversy over an €83m budget on consultancy contracts.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin yesterday asked the Taoiseach to confirm that former local authority managers who “received a lump sum on retirement as well as generous pension arrangements” have “moved seamlessly into senior-level positions at Irish Water, where they will enjoy bonuses”.