A Cavan councillor believes "excessive salaries" paid to certain RTE broadcasters is "unacceptable". According to Cllr John Paul Feeley, people are in a state of "shock" over the recent pay controversies in RTE.
Speaking on this morning's Joe Finnegan Show, Cllr Feeley said that taxpayers across the country have a "vested interest" in the national institution. He believes the recent scandal is another example of how those who do "tremendous work" on behalf of this country are "betrayed" by those who have been "generous" with taxpayers money.
Cllr Feeley added how this is a case of a few people doing the "wrong thing" within an organisation and letting "very good people down" in the process. The local area representative stated: "I'm not a believer in the national sport of begrudgery; I actually liked Ryan Tubridy as a presenter but I also think the type of money that he and others were in receipt of is entirely unacceptable and not based on any sense of reality.
"There are other commercial entities out there; if these people were so wonderful and such great talents, and could bring it such sponsorship, why weren't they taken on by some of these other broadcasters? That in itself raises questions."
