By Fiachra Ó CionnaithRTÉ bosses have been urged to sign up to transparency deals in return for Government money due to ongoing concerns over how they pay their top stars. The cross-party Dáil public accounts committee issued the demand at the launch of its quarterly report this afternoon, saying the public has a right to know how the tens of millions of euro it gives the station are spent. And, as reported in Tuesday's Irish Examiner, among its most high-profile recommendations is for RTÉ to sign up to strict new service-level agreement contracts to ensure there is transparency in how it spends taxpayers' money. Speaking at the launch of the report, PAC chair and Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming said RTÉ receives €170m from Government departments and that answers are required. Fianna Fáil TD Marc Mac Sharry added he is in favour of "tangible sanctions if something isn't done".

Source: Evening echo March 28, 2018 16:41 UTC