Waterford manager O' Dwyer retired with €334k

A former Waterford county manager is receiving pension payments of €63,000 a year while earning over €100,000 in his new senior management position in Irish Water.

Before taking up the post, Ray O’Dwyer also headed the Water Services Transition Office — a €5.7m state-funded group which played a central role in persuading Irish Water to take on local authority staff.

He was appointed to the transition office after retiring from Waterford County Council in Sept 2011 with a package totalling €334,000. He left the transition office last year to become head of operations and maintenance at Irish Water — where he is one of the nine-member senior management team.