Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

When he announced in March that he was stepping down from "The Late Late Show", the people who I, along with most members of the public, thought might get his job did not go for the job. I firmly believe, therefore, that an awful lot of people knew what was going on in RTÉ. The witnesses are telling me they did not know what was going on in RTÉ, and other people who did not go for the job are saying the same. I will not mention their names simply because I do not know whether I am allowed to, but a lot of high-profile people in RTÉ who are very ambitious and had the opportunity to take up Ryan Tubridy's job. They must have known something we did not know. There is something seriously wrong when a presenter has the opportunity to get the biggest job in RTÉ and does not take it. As we know, the job has been held by Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny and Ryan Tubridy. These jobs do not come around too often. Was the issue of Ryan Tubridy and these payments known before March of this year?