Charity boss who hit out at cuts is entitled to €11k car allowance

A charity for people with intellectual disabilities told the HSE its chief executive is contractually entitled to keep his €11,829 car allowance while, at the same time, he wrote to services’ users about the impact of budget cuts.

Denis Cronin, chief executive of the Daughters of Charity Services, earns a salary of €136,282, according to a HSE review of business cases made for salaries and allowances to managers in Section 38 health agencies supported by the State.

In a Christmas message, he had thanked volunteers, parents, and friends of the charity who “recognise the difficult economic situation and acknowledge that, as an organisation, we are striving to provide the best possible service with reduced resources”.