Committee chairperson Hildegarde Naughton challenged Ms Forbes on how RTÉ sets salaries for its stars. She didn't name Ms Finucane but RTÉ figures show the presenter earned €300,617 for hosting her two weekend radio shows in 2016. Ms Forbes argued that of the top 10 best-paid broadcasters in Ireland, "certainly five of them will be outside RTÉ". Ms Forbes added that RTÉ has asked its key presenters to take a 15pc pay cut and this was on top of a 30pc pay cut they had taken in recent years. She said one of its top stars has agreed to take a pay cut "in excess of 15pc".

Source: Irish Independent December 11, 2019 02:26 UTC