Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Public Accounts Committee

RTÉ Commercial Arrangements: Mr. Ryan Tubridy and Mr. Noel Kelly

10:30 am

Mr. Noel Kelly:

I want to address the first question. As a sponsor of "The Late Late Show", Renault was perhaps the most important sponsor, of all sponsors. The fee paid by the sponsor of "The Late Late Show" would dwarf any other sponsorship that it had. RTÉ was focused on keeping Renault happy by maximising the potential of its investment in "The Late Late Show". Ms Geraldine O'Leary said when she was here the other week that, certainly during the Covid-19 pandemic, they had tickets for the audience. They had no tickets for the audience. It was said that there was a green room; there was no green room. They were trying to-----

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