Thirty IDA Ireland employees earned over €100,000 last year, Heather Humphreys, the business minister, revealed. In a written Dáil answer she confirmed that four of them earned over €150,000. The minister also confirmed that ten staff earned between €130,000 and €150,000 with 16 earning between €100,000 and €130,000. Ms Humphreys said: “It should be remembered that IDA Ireland’s staff includes highly qualified personnel hired abroad — in highly competitive marketplaces — to secure valuable and job-rich investment for Ireland. “The Enterprise agencies under my remit, including IDA Ireland, are provided with an overall pay ceiling within which they have some flexibility to align…

Source: The Times June 13, 2019 23:03 UTC