Aviation

DAA handed out over €56m in severance pay since 2019

Eamon Ryan outlined the figures in answer to a series of parliamentary questions

DAA, the state-owned airport operator paid out over €56 million in redundancy and pay deals since 2019. Picture: Sam Boal

DAA, the state-owned airport operator, paid out over €56 million in redundancy and pay deals since 2019, contributing to an overall €58.8 million paid out by the Department of Transport.

The figures, released by Eamon Ryan, minister for transport, to Catherine Murphy of the Social Democrats in a parliamentary questions, show 166 staff have left since 2019.

There were 99 departures in 2019 and 2020 with an overall cost of €31.71 million, an average payout ...