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The committee heard that RT\u00c9 engaged a UK-based barter agent to sell “surplus advertising airtime”.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster paid the agent a fee and received about \u20ac300,000 worth of cash and services such as hotel accommodation and flights in return, the committee heard.<\/p>\n
But questioning RT\u00c9’s chief financial officer Richard Collins, Mr Griffin accused the organisation of operating a slush fund.<\/p>\n
The Fine Gael TD read out a number of payments the broadcaster had made, including \u20ac12,000 for Bruce Springsteen tickets and \u20ac6,358 for 50 tickets for a Phil Collins and Robbie Williams concert.<\/p>\n
“I’ve heard of ‘let me entertain you’, but that’s a bit ridiculous,” Mr Griffin said.<\/p>\n
“Two hundred units of flip flops for the summer party for agencies and clients \u20ac4,956,” he continued.<\/p>\n
“This isn’t a barter account, this is a slush fund.”<\/p>\n
The former chairperson of the RT\u00c9 board Moya Doherty told Mr Griffin the board was “not aware of the existence of the barter account.” <\/p>\n
Mr Griffin also asked the company’s witnesses to the committee whether Mr Tubridy had refused to take a pay cut?<\/p>\n
“They didn’t refuse to take a cut,” RT\u00c9’s former chief financial officer Breda O’Keefe replied.<\/p>\n
“It was the level of cut that we disagreed on.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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