Broadcaster faces another week of tumult over misleading statements about presenter’s pay
Mr Tubridy received €511,667 in 2017, but RTÉ did not declare €20,000, so his stated pay was €491,667, less than €500,000.In both 2018 and 2019, Mr Tubridy received €545,000, but RTÉ did not declare €50,000 in either year, again wrongly suggesting he was on less than €500,000 in each of those years.
A further element of uncertainly came at last Wednesday’s hearing of the Oireachtas arts and media committee. RTÉ financial controller Richard Collins was questioned about the €120,000 and he linked it to a “loyalty bonus” due to Mr Tubridy when his last contract ended in 2020, which was not actually paid.
“[Mr Tubridy] was due a €120,000 bonus at the end of his contract. It was never paid and never accrued. That is one matter,” Mr Collins said. “A separate matter is that €120,000 was deducted from his actual earnings when the published earnings were being calculated from 2017 to 2019.” Mr Tubridy was to receive €75,000 each year for three personal appearances for the company, money that was deducted from its RTÉ sponsorship fee. That made the arrangement “cost-neutral” for Renault but imposed a cost on RTÉ. Mr Tubridy received €75,000 from Renault in 2020 but did not make the appearances until 2022 because of Covid-19 lockdowns.
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