Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I will not ask the other witnesses the same questions. I am assuming that either by the evidence they have given already, or their distance or time served in the organisation that they would not be aware. Am I correct in saying that nobody else was aware of a tripartite agreement or its cost-neutral nature?

Let me come back then to the second part of what Mark Coughlan described to us on 27 June. He said it seemed surprising the RTÉ did a deal, which saw its income from sponsorship reduced in exchange for guaranteeing Mr. Tubridy's income. He said that RTÉ agreed to give Renault a discount of €75,000. Renault agreed to pay €75,000 to Mr. Tubridy. Through his agent, Mr. Tubridy agreed to attend certain events. We all know that people make arrangements outside of their employment or their contract. We often use the phrase "nixer" for this arrangement. However, in this situation, the nixer was actually initiated by RTÉ. The organisation initiated the concept of a tripartite agreement where it voluntarily reduced its income. Is that correct, Ms O'Leary?