The chair of the RTÉ board has committed to publishing the salaries of the top 100 earners at the broadcaster as soon as is practically possible
RTÉ's Chief Financial Officer says he was told €150,000 was paid to Ryan Tubridy's agent for advice on how it was structured and presented itself during the pandemic.
Richard Collins admitted 'in hindsight' he should have asked more questions about the payments after discussions with then Director General Dee Forbes.The Public Accounts Committee is hearing from officials at the broadcaster one week on from when itThe chair of the RTÉ board has committed to publishing the salaries of the top 100 earners at the broadcaster as soon as is practically possible.
While, the chair of the board Siún Ní Raghallaigh also said she had issue with the use of the word 'talent'.She continued to paid tribute to the 1,800 staff at RTÉ and said 'talent'"implies some have greater worth than others."
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