Decision expected from Dáil committee on whether RTÉ should be compelled to supply key document in Tubridy pay saga
RTÉ has already spent nearly €500,000 on reviews commissioned after the controversy around misstated payments to Ryan Tubridy. Photograph: CollinsIn fresh documentation sent to the committee, RTÉ revealed it has spent €74,034, exclusive of VAT, appealing bogus self-employment findings made by the Department of Social Protection. Bogus self-employment is where a company classifies a worker as self-employed although they have the characteristics of an employee.
RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst previously said appeals are taken on “very narrow grounds. The presumption is to accept the findings unless there is a point of law or a point of fact.” Meanwhile, a decision is now expected as soon as next week from the Dáil’s oversight committee around whether to give the PAC powers to compel RTÉ to supply a key document about top-up payments given to Ryan Tubridy.
RTÉ will be insolvent without a bailout of tens of millions of euro by next spring, the Public Accounts Committee has heard. Video: Oireachtas TV
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