Payroll costs are Kerry council’s biggest expense

Payroll costs, including travel and subsistence, represent the biggest single expense for Kerry County Council, its 2016 budget meeting was told yesterday.

Overall, the council will spend almost €125m, but almost half will relate to staffing costs.

The council employs 1,249 people, including part-time. A graph presented to county councillors showed 50% of the budget allocation — €63m — will be spent on payroll costs.