Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

First of all, on governance, how did Mr. Lynch allow one man and his agent become bigger than RTÉ? One man was refusing to take a pay cut in the real sense and, to appease him, RTÉ ran off to find someone who would pay him and then pretend to everyone that he was taking a pay cut while secretly making it up to him channelling money from a sponsorship deal. As a result, this man and his agent, being bigger than RTÉ through this side deal, has now jeopardised RTÉ's reputation, integrity and trust with the public. Was he worth it?