Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

RTÉ is funded by a combination of the licence fee, taxpayers' money and advertising revenue. Essentially, the RTÉ licence money is the public's money. Where public money forms the bulk of any organisation's revenue, there should be full transparency and accountability to the public. What has happened is unacceptable. There should be no secrecy in respect of any package which any executive received from RTÉ. All such packages should be in accordance with proper frameworks, procedures and controls that exist in an organisation. RTÉ had controls and procedures but they were clearly not adhered in one particular case, it seems. What should happen in this case is the correct amount for the exit package should apply. I do not have any details of any package, including Mr. Coveney's package, who the Deputy referenced. He slyly insinuated that I might but I do not.

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