Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a fair point that Mr. Tubridy has made about being an independent contractor, but it is not necessarily a relevant point to this, because this was an arrangement created by RTÉ, at its behest, according to his evidence. It was created by RTÉ, and the net effect was that the taxpayer lost €75,000, and Mr. Tubridy gained it. Whether he knew that was happening is a different question, but that is what happened.