Day of drama sees RTÉ director general resign while three top stars declare pay in full
Stepping down abruptly in her final month in the role, Ms Forbes raised fresh questions about the 2017-2019 period by saying she had no knowledge of €120,000 of undeclared Tubridy payments even though she was director general at the time.
Although the broadcaster’s board has said it knew nothing of the hidden payments, Ms Forbes said the arrangement was concluded “after numerous internal communications over many months” with RTÉ finance and legal colleagues, among others. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin have said Ms Forbes should go before the committees. “I think people would like to hear her side of the story and her version of events. It’s still open for her to attend the committee hearings, and I believe she should,” Mr Varadkar said.
Outlining the scale of this exercise, an informed source said it will assess whether RTÉ’s governance framework is fit for purpose, and will review its approach to financial management. That will include the use of barter accounts, commercial agencies and representative agents.
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