TU Dublin paid its president almost €230k amid deficit of €8.4m

Former Technological University Dublin president David FitzPatrick stepped down last May amid controversy over the institution's funding deficit. File picture: TU Dublin

Technological University Dublin paid its president a salary and benefits of almost €230,000 during the same year it recorded a deficit of more than €8.4m.

The second largest third-level institution in the country remains in contact with the Higher Education Authority over a range of financial issues at the college.