Council paid Healy-Rae Plant Hire €679,000

19 Feb

The Company owned by Independent councillor Danny Healy-Rae was among the highest-paid plant hire and haulage contractors to Kerry County Council last year. Healy-Rae Plant Hire, Main Street, Kilgarvan, earned over €679,000.

The company received the second-highest single sum in the contractors’ list. A total of €8.67 million was paid and there were over 100 contractors employed by the council in the area of plant and equipment hire and haulage. The highest amount paid was €701,638 to O’Dwyer Plant Hire T/A Sandmore Ltd, Camp Cross, Tralee. The third-highest sum was paid to Clancy Plant Hire, Knockanure, Listowel. It received €636,668.

via The Irish Times