v3.26.1
Staff numbers and costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Staff numbers and costs  
Schedule of average weekly number of staff

The average weekly number of staff, including the Executive Director, during the year, analyzed by category, was as follows:

Year ended

March 31, 

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2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2024

Operations

 

25,716

 

25,577

 

23,214

Sales, management and support

 

1,676

 

1,499

 

1,284

Average

 

27,392

 

27,076

 

24,498

Schedule of aggregate payroll costs

The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were as follows:

Year ended

March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2024

€M

€M

€M

Staff and related costs

 

1,609.2

 

1,537.1

 

1,335.4

Social welfare costs

 

210.9

 

182.7

 

156.1

Other pension costs

 

21.4

 

18.5

 

12.4

Share based payments

 

15.0

 

12.8

 

(3.9)

 

1,856.5

 

1,751.1

 

1,500.0