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16 former and current RTÉ execs asked to go before Public Accounts Committee

Dáil committee to grill broadcaster over commercial arrangements, payments to its top presenters, and how payments are accounted for in RTÉ’s financial statements

Brian Stanley, PAC Chair told the Business Post: “We expect a full house on Thursday.”

Sixteen current and former RTÉ executives have been asked to appear before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday to answer questions surrounding the ongoing payments scandal at the national broadcaster.

TDs are set to grill RTÉ chiefs over commercial arrangements at the broadcaster, payments to its top presenters from 2017 onwards, and how these payments are accounted for in RTÉ’s financial statements.

Members of the committee are also to investigate the oversight mechanism ...