RTÉ Payments Scandal

Analysis: RTÉ is running to stand still as questions remain over secret payments crisis

Committee members left unimpressed by level of answers after four and a half hours of questions

LtoR: Adrian Lynch, Rory Covney, Gearldine O'Leary and Richard Collins, CFO, RTE. Picture: Maura Hickey.

Ahead of today’s Oireachtas committee, there was a lot of chatter about what questions RTÉ executives and board members should face about under-declared payments to Ryan Tubridy.

Governance issues at RTÉ, rock bottom staff morale and diminishing trust in the national broadcaster are important topics, but still side issues to the main matter at hand.

Why were payments to Tubridy under-declared?

Members of the committee lined up to ask this question, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, chair ...