Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay, but my question is in terms of the influence of third-party agents within RTÉ. I saw the journalists who were assembled yesterday on the steps of Montrose. I refer to the reporters and researchers who spoke about freelancers who would not be even on a fraction of the top-up money this man was on. I am talking about the influence of agents who can negotiate deals in a tiny Irish media market worth in excess of half a million euro.