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

Surely Ms O'Leary had to have been aware of the arrangement? The deal was structured in order to keep €75,000 of RTÉ's income off the books, and that it would be paid directly from the sponsor to Mr. Tubridy. That is what the deal did. It took €75,000 of income, that otherwise would have come to RTÉ, and paid it directly to Mr. Tubridy. How could you not have known that the money would never be included in declared payments for RTÉ?