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RTÉ HAS REFUSED a request from TDs to release the names of its top 100 earners.
In a note to members of the Oireachtas Media Committee, the state broadcaster said that it had not questioned staff over whether they were prepared to have their names released, citing GDPR reasons.
“It remains inappropriate to ask staff for permission to release their names alongside their salaries,” the note reads.
In this regard, RTÉ doubts that the collection of permissions and/or publication of details could be conducted in accordance with the GDPR.
The note forms part of a tranche of 178 documents provided by RTÉ to the committee ahead of a hearing tomorrow.
The documents contain details on a number of financial and personnel matters at RTÉ.
Among them, are documents showing that 61 people received a car allowance at the broadcaster last year, which came to a total cost of €656,651.
However, the names of those in receipt of the allowance were not revealed, and it was confirmed that those in receipt of the allowance did not need to have a driver’s licence.
“Car allowances form part of some employee remuneration and there is no requirement to have a driving licence,” a note said.
The range of the allowance was between €1,000 and €25,000 a year, with the most common allowance being between €12,5000 and €13,000 a year.
Toy Show: The Musical
Other documents in the tranche show that the airtime given over to promoting last year’s Toy Show the Musical had a “notional” value of €1.3 million.
The musical was a commercial flop, making just €495,961 in revenue against costs of €2,699,193. In total, the project made a loss of €2,203,231.
Another document contains an email in which an RTÉ official discusses shortening a list of possible replacements for Ryan Tubridy after he left the Late Late Show. The Media Committee had request such a list.
“We probably need to cut this down,” the official wrote.
To get good quality info back, I would suggest 12 names would be ideal. There’s 26 there. Could probably push to 14 and it would be well disguised.
There are also emails between former Director General of RTÉ Dee Forbes and Ryan Tubridy’s agent Noel Kelly, in which Tubridy’s contract and an additional €75,000 that he was due to be paid are discussed.
RTÉ representatives are due before the committee tomorrow at 1.30pm. It will be the first time RTÉ has appeared before the committee since it parted ways with Ryan Tubridy.
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The real agenda of the military is now exposed.
read again – it’s not the first time the detention time has expired. Do I detect some Clonskeagh spin on this story?
I hope they do re-arrest him, otherwise it’s playing straight into the Muslim Brotherhoods hands.
They will be rightly pi**ed off if he is re-arrested :-) but will still carry on trying to take over the world like Pinky and the Brain.
I mean the Islamist Brotherhood, not the Egyptians
I’m pretty sure the Muslim Brotherhood want nothing more than to keep him in jail, not released. They were the party that helped oust him, we’re they not?
@ Amy, naw, his release would add to their sense of grievance, keeping him in would deprive them of that.
The Mummy has been sprung….the coup is complete!
Yes the Mummy Returns nice one.
It is clear that the military is choosing Nationalism over Islamism.
This is good for Egypt.
Seoirse, wow! This is the military that is backed up by the USA right. So you approve?
Some the narrow minded, racist s**te that pops up on this about muslims is ridiculous. A democratically elected government were outed by military force. Mass murder has taken place and people still manage to point the finger at the Muslim Brotherhood. Joke.
Yes the MB are the good guys, all they wanted to do was impose sharia law and those pesky Egyptians didn’t like it and wanted them out. Shame on them. Lets go down to clonskeagh HQ and console then
In fact the Egyptian people voted two-thirds for Morsi’s Islamist Constitution.
Mass murder has taken place, Emmet, and it’s despicable; but the MB are no angels either. They’ve been attacking and/or burning Christian churches for years (this is well documented), and also favour sharia law being enshrined in the constitution. It’s very hard to see a positive outcome, whatever transpires in the future.
He touted himself as a moderate before the elections in which weren’t exactly the fairest or most straightforward. He started to give himself greater power once in charge and the people realised what a mistake it was. No chance he was going to give up power and call fresh elections. I don’t agree with the military having power either and would like to see a new elected government sooner than later.
2 people favour sharia law. Luckily its entirely compatible with the irish red thumbers lifestyles. Women talking up the benefits of islamofascist rule is just incredible to me. Absolutely bananas
Once its a fair, Christian goverment backed by the US. Then we call all sleep in peace.
Ahe ahem
Read this balanced piece http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cairo-egypt-morsi-arab-spring-1047733-Aug2013/
Over 600 protestors executed by the military. 35 protestors that were in custody murdered by the military. Lets remember this was a democratically elected government.
Which the majority of people protested to have removed if you remember, the army were seen as heroes the day they stepped in to help.
On point Emmer
It wasnt a majority of people. there were probably 2 million demonstrators in Cairo. Cairo has 20 million people. These were largely the secular demonstrators of 2011 who have always felt the MB hijacked their revolution by having the temerity to beat them in elections. Like it or not the Egyptian people have never been secular outside the trendy urban middle class.
Where is his ‘re-trail’ to? Somewhere nice I hope
The Egyptian Army seem to be well aware of what and who they are dealing with unlike the unfortunate Egyptian Police men who are being lynched by the fans of the peace loving MB.
”he still faces charges of corruption and complicity in the deaths of protesters during the early 2011 uprising that overthrew him, with his next hearing scheduled for Sunday.”
with his friends in power once more – there is little chance that he will serve much more jail time .. ironic that the US puppet and Torturer is being freed on the day Bradley Manning get a severe jail sentence for showing the crimes of the USA .
I meant Emmet, sorry.
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