Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Adrian Lynch:
As regards the three payments and what the Senator is asking, in a way, this is all about payments being made directly to Ryan Tubridy and why they were not declared as part of his earnings. At the exact point in time when a credit note was provided to Renault, RTÉ was paying Ryan Tubridy and that should have been declared. When RTÉ paid Ryan Tubridy from the barter account on two occasions, that should have been declared. When we drill down into all of this, they are the three issues with respect to the published figures. The moment the credit note was issued, RTÉ was paying Ryan Tubridy and not declaring it. The moment we paid from the barter account, RTÉ paid Ryan Tubridy and did not declare it.
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