Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

However, your predecessor brought clarity in relation to the bizarre and, frankly, ridiculous situation of RTÉ underwriting the commercial agreement with Ryan Tubridy and the sponsor of "The Late Late Show", Renault. Initially, Ms O'Keeffe said that the request from Noel Kelly Management to put the taxpayer on the hook was flatly rejected.