Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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There would be many jackets with three letters on the back arriving at the Montrose holiday camp right about now if this was the states
Is he not called Richard ?
What are you talking about? he is a CFO. Probably some people do but not to the level of a CFO.
At some point the 'Gardai are investigating the issues' line will be uttered but that will go absolutely nowhere.
I'd love to get that CFO and bate him around his garden with my hurl. Then I'd like to pull down his pants and lash him with a big lump of nettles.
The RTE folks are barely acknowledging any of the actions.
“The chief financial officer… I’m talking about myself here.” The CFO is addled with the disaster today.
If this **** was happening and hidden from shareholders in a private company, the entire board would be 'resigned'
No one seems to know how it even works from a pay roll perspective.
"verbal agreement" wtf
I wonder will there be any whistleblowers that will come forward with more dodgy dealings going on at RTE?
What we need is a whistleblower. This is only the tip of the iceberg you'd imagine.
RenaulT are not getting good press here at all at all. I wouldn't but a French car anyway but this will impact their sales.
Dat you Mr Kelly? 🤣
Not heard all of it but the bit I’ve heard it’s not like they did any better then yesterday.
Ronan Collins still sticking with the "Blame it all on the DG" excuse.
So if Tubridy doesn't have a contract since May, how can he invoice for all of June's Fees?
Right thanks makes sense, she seemed disgusted and is safely distanced at the same time.
Look, its not anyone related to anyone in RTE. Thats all I wanted to know.
Surely the RTE offices should be getting raided and documents/electronic devices seized with what we are hearing today?
I believe it was Moya Doherty to called it a "slush fund".
Maybe but I promise they won’t lose a penny
There is nothing illegal about agents/unions doing the best deal possible for the people they represent. The same for employees. There has being no evidence that any part of the deal has been illegal. Tubridy like any employee is perfectly entitled to try and get the best deal he can.
I'd be careful with how knowledgeable posters here are about finance,tax, employment law etc. That fact that some people think it's unusual not to charge VAT to a UK company for services should tell you that. That's fairly basic tax knowledge. The situation is bad enough without going down the road of conspiracy theories.
The fact that deal was agreed at all and that if we are believe everything so far only one person in RTE knew anything about it. That's a massive problem. The fact that hundreds of thousands were paid out and no one understood why they were being paid is crazy putting things mildly. The fact that RTEs finance team did not have full sight of expenditure and were happy with that/ did not kick up a fuss is again crazy. Apparently RTE has an internal audit function based on reports. How they didn't pick it up is crazy, external auditors were able to. You can add on top of all this craziness is this has being going on for years.
There is a huge difference between doing nothing legally wrong and making bad business decisions. It's important to remember the standard of proof for criminal prosecutions is "beyond reasonable doubt" even civil trials is "balance of probabilies". The fact RTE are in front of PAC at all means there probably isn't enough evidence for a prosecution civil or criminal.
to conceal/hide the payments obviously.
Which UK company runs the barter exchange is not relevant.
As one of the committee told him, he was getting paid €200k a year to be little more than a messenger boy for Dee Forbes.
He knows he will be as bland and useless as his brother. Like his crony brother, he is playing it safe.
Director of Strategy no less...
Alan, read my new WhatsApp. Jesus.
Why couldn't they use an ordinary Irish bank account with almost zero fees.
Its entirely relevant for an off the books slush fund.
Maybe it’s not her but I did see one of the female members of the board was retiring.
He took the same pay cut that the RTE board/execs rolled out.
RTE constructed a commercial deal to increase income to his company.
Tubridy, a contractor who is paid through his company Tuttle Productions Ltd, was paid €495,000 in 2019 and €466,250 in 2020, according to the breakdown of on-air talent remuneration.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/02/15/rte-cuts-top-presenter-pay-by-15-as-tubridy-darcy-duffy-and-ocallaghan-see-earnings-drop/
I will try my best and give summaries from this PAC for people who did not watch the 'car crash entertainment'.
Siun Ni R - RTE Chair - no longer uses the term 'talent' as her first move towards first 'cultural change' - it was pointed out to her most ministers would sack her for not informing about Forbes sacking pre the Oireachtas Committees
Richard Collins - CFO shows he is even more a complete and utter bollix than I thought he was yesterday - did not want to admit his salary 200k plus car expenses for example
Geraldine O'Leary - dodged questions and distanced herself - has had great trips to U2 CP - coach paid for and all - also had a trip to K club a dinner
Anne O'Leary - still as annoyed as she was yesterday seemed embarrassed - answered questions as best she could - criticised the previous audit and risk set up - and spent a while in her brief improving it
Adrian Lynch interim DG - said he will not resign in future when asked by Veronica Murphy
Robert Shortt Staff Rep - looked on the verge of tears - said general RTE staff would be lucky to get an RTE Guide - and as the joke went 'It wouldn't even be a Christmas edition - shocked by existence of the barter account
Moya Doherty former RTE Chair - shocked by existence of 'barter account' kept in the dark over it.
Rory Coveney - said nothing of note from what I remember
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In general the term 'Barter Account' stopped been used and those on PAC said 'slush fund' one RTE member admitted it was a slush fund. Moya Doherty I believe . However this barter account was 'industry standard' according to those in the know apparently.
My take on it there seemed to be a circle within a circle in RTE - there were only a few who were aware of the 'barter account' - spending included Rugby, Golf, and Champions League.
I disagree respectfully .
In times when they were cutting back on programmes, workers and pay , she should have asked .
They farmed out children's programming and lost the national symphony orchestra in her tenure as chair and Dee Forbes was continually looking for more money because times were so tough apparently, for RTE .
She was the chair of the board from 2014 to 2022 while all this was going on . I think she has to take some responsibility here , as well as the current chair .
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