Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have a question that is perhaps for Mr. Lynch but also for Mr. Collins and Ms O'Keeffe. I am very thankful that Ms O'Keeffe is here, particularly as she is a former employee. On the impact of sponsorship deals on the negotiation of a contractor fee, I have a question on the determination of the overall fee negotiation. The presenter is not always aligned with the sponsorship of a programme. If there is new sponsorship, are fees renegotiated? I am asking this question because we have heard time and again that losing Ryan Tubridy would not just be about saving the €500,000 or thereabouts that he was earning but also about losing the millions of euro in commercial revenue that he was bringing in. To what extent does this colour the fees of Mr. Tubridy or any of the presenters whose programmes have a commercial sponsorship deal?