Minister cannot say who signed off on hidden payments to presenter
She said an external review commissioned by RTÉ to review the remuneration of the top 10 most highly paid presenters would be concluded within two weeks.
In an email sent to staff on Saturday afternoon, he said he shared their “shock and anger” about €345,000 in hidden payments made to Tubridy over a six-year period. He said the executive board was “committed to working with the RTÉ board to ensure that there is appropriate accountability for what has occurred. That process is ongoing, mindful of individual’s rights, and affording them due process”.
He added that steps had been put in place “to ensure there is no recurrence of these matters”, including the internal review of contracts which has been concluded and the external review which is ongoing.
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