County Manager salary unchanged for two years

Despite swingeing cuts affecting the poorest in Irish society, austerity has not been imposed on Ireland's 33 County Managers whose high salaries  are unchanged since 2010. County Managers are paid an average salary of €143,054.48 per annum, a total spend of €4,720,798.00 each year. The highest paid paid County Manager is Dublin City Council's John Tierney (pictured) with a salary of €189,301. We are seeking salary details for previous years before 2010. County Managers are entitled to additional allowances (outlined below). By Malachy Browne.

Three County Managers are women, thirty are men. The full list of County Manager salaries are outlined below. They were provided by Environment Minister Phil Hogan in response to a question from Dessie Ellis: 

Allowances are also available to County and City Managers. Up to 7.5% of their salary may be claimed in travel and subsistence expenses. Additionally, a Manager or Assistant Manager is entitled to an entertainment allowance "incurred by them in relation to development functions and public relations associated therewith". The level of allowance corresponds to the number of Assistant Managers as follows:

• County or City Manager Up to €2,095
• Manager and one Assistant Manager Up to €3,683
• Manager and two or more Assistant Managers Up to €5,270
• Manager and three or more Assistant Managers Up to €6,858
• County and City Managers with designated responsibility for a Regional Authority may claim an allowance of €5,662 per annum in respect of these responsibilities

Assistant Managers

As outlined by John Gormley in 2010, the salary scale for Assistant Managers and Directors of Service, from 1 January 2010, was €90,453. At the time, this was due to increase by annual increments to €94,565, €98,677, €102,788, and €106,900. We are seeking clarification if these increments were approved or suspended.