Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is it taxpayers, the Government, people who pay the licence fee? I would love to see some of the people who are being prosecuted and threatened with imprisonment for not paying a licence fee get these kinds of chances, get sweet deals and have a 50:50:20 agreement. It is laughable. The board must come up with some answers please. Who was it loyal to? Who was it serving? RTÉ is the public service broadcaster. It has ads about the truth by RTÉ and this is going on. The acting deputy director general stated he joined the board and did not know any of this. He just came in at a crevice and went along with the system. We must remember that other presenters were getting €900,000. When I came into the House in 2007 I asked questions, and again in 2010. This culture is a longstanding practice. Mr. Lynch probably knew of the culture when he joined the board so he did not ask any questions. Is that what happens?