Inland Fisheries Ireland paid €145k to former chief executive after his dismissal, Dáil committee hears

Former chief executive Francis O’Donnell is now taking an unfair dismissal case at the Workplace Relations Commission

The Public Accounts Committee heard former chief executive Francis O’Donnell, pictured, received total payments from IFI of €377,000 for 2024 and 2025, despite being on leave from the organisation from March 2024.

Beleaguered State agency Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) paid off the salary of its former chief executive, who is now taking a case at the Workplace Relations Commission, at a cost of €145,000, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard former chief executive Francis O’Donnell received total payments from IFI of €377,000 for 2024 and 2025, despite being on leave from the organisation from March 2024.