Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Tubridy and Mr. Kelly very much for appearing before us today. We have a situation where many people out there are very sorely disappointed that we have a much-loved broadcaster embroiled in such controversy, and now, we have the national broadcaster in a deadly serious situation. I thank the witnesses for the paperwork they gave to us today.

I want to ask a series of questions about the pay cuts. What Mr. Tubridy said in his statement about the depiction of the 20% cut does not stack up. He depicts the Renault contract as being entirely separate. That "The Late Late Show" set was to be used for the Renault gigs does not reflect that this is a separate arrangement. In fact, Mr. Tubridy was using the RTÉ brand for this commercial arrangement. Similarly, we are not comparing like with like because of the reduction in hours or the increase in the pre-records between the 2015 to 2020 contract and the 2020 to 2025 contract. That is important, certainly, in my interpretation of looking at it.