Oireachtas committees will seek explanation in relation to apparent discrepancy
The committees will also seek to establish if the practice of paying salary top-ups was used by the broadcaster in the past. RTÉ said last week that none of its 10 best-paid presenters were in receipt of any top-ups but sources confirmed yesterday that this referred to the situation at present. RTÉ is currently finalising terms of reference for an examination of payments to stars that may include a review to ascertain if the practice was ever used in the past.
Politicians from all parties say they are furious at having been misled by RTÉ executives when they issued incorrect details of Mr Tubridy’s pay in the past. The broadcaster has been in turmoil since revelations last week that it paid Mr Tubridy undeclared top-ups of €345,000 in addition to his reported salary since 2017.
Labour TD Alan Kelly, who sits on the Public Accounts Committee, said that the Director of Corporate Enforcement should be called in to examine “unorthodox accounting practices”.
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