Kerry council employees share €2.4m in expenses

County council employees in Kerry have shared almost €2.4m in tax-free expenses.

Some 1,187 council staff including almost every member of staff, indoor and outdoor, claimed mileage and or subsistence in work for the council. The total paid was €2,390,326, according to information released on request, under the Freedom of Information Act.

The figures relate to 2015. In December of that year there were 1,378 staff employed by Kerry County Council. The council confirmed that almost everyone claimed expenses and most of this was mileage.