Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

He knows what a lot of people are earning in the media sector so he can go to RTÉ and say one of his clients wants a pay rise. RTÉ might say “No” and he might go to a commercial radio station or TV station. Mr. Kelly has a wealth of knowledge and a significant amount of power to go down to that commercial TV station or radio station, knowing full well what presenters are earning, because some of them are his clients as well. Is it good for the media sector in Ireland to have someone with such a dominant role in setting remuneration across the sector?