A Kerry TD wants answers to a decision by RTÉ to pull its TV licence ad campaign after the hidden payments controversy to Ryan Tubridy broke.
Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin is a member of the Oireachtas Media Committee.
RTÉ had been spending €36,000 a month, excluding VAT, on the campaign promoting the importance of TV licences to pay for public service broadcasting.
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However, this campaign was suspended in July after the payments controversy emerged.
Deputy Griffin says this made no sense when RTÉ was losing money; the State broadcaster now has to get a €56 million bailout from the Government.
He wants answers as to who made the decision to suspend the ads:
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