Over two-thirds of the top 100 earners at RTÉ hold executive or management roles, according to new details released by the broadcaster.
The broadcaster released the salaries to the Oireachtas ahead of its return to the Media Committee for further questioning this afternoon.
The tranche of documents sent to TDs and Senators also reveals that three separate barter accounts were used by the organisation to fund €1.6 million in client hospitality between 2012 and 2022.
The revelation comes after the broadcaster’s CFO Richard Collins last week told the Oireachtas there was only one.
Top 100
The top 100 earners list published last night is anonymised, with the broadcaster insisting that GDPR prevents it from publishing the names of the earners.
The top three earners on the list are all presenters or ‘non-management’ workers – with Ryan Tubridy pulling in 40% more than anyone else in the organisation at €515,000 per year.
The lowest salary of the top 100 is almost €117k
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A number of RTÉ staff approached management in the last week objecting to their salary being published, hence the redaction of the names for GDPR purposes
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The second-highest earner is paid €343,083 per year, with the third-highest taking in 342,000.
In February, the broadcaster said its second-highest earner was Joe Duffy, while Claire Byrne was its third-highest.
Management
Some 13 of the top 20 earners are managers or executives – earning between €275,000 and €201,661.
Executives and managers make up over two-thirds of the top 100 - with 10 executives and 59 managers on the list.
Some 31 workers are categorised as presenters or non-management.
Tubridy guarantee
The documents also include a signed letter from former RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes to Ryan Tubridy guaranteeing that his wages would be paid in full until 2025 and that RTÉ would not “make any request or enquiry” about a reduction during that time period.
The agreement came nine months after RTÉ cut 200 jobs as part of a plan to reduce costs by €60m.
At the time, the broadcaster said it was also aiming to cut the wages of its highest-earning presenters by 15% as part of the plan.
