DAA chief defends €51,000 bonus despite €13m loss

The chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority received a bonus of €51,000 last year, even though the DAA recorded losses of €13m.

Declan Collier, who was appearing before the Oireachtas Transport Committee this evening, has confirmed he was paid a total of €568,000 in 2009 from the State.

The DAA's chief financial officer, Ray Gray, revealed that he too was given a bonus on top of his wages, but he is refusing to say how much he received.