RTE crisis

[Ash Smoker]

What is the big deal about Marty getting a motor off Renault?
I don't see what the fuss is about.

[clonadmad]

And no doubt once BIK was paid on the free Car

There won't be any issue

[gallsman]

What was suggested yesterday was that he had a car allowance while also getting a lend of a car.

And no doubt once BIK was paid on the free Car

There won't be any issue

[armaghniac]

One hopes that he declared the BIK to the Revenue.

[Captain Obvious]

[pbat]

Hopefully Ger Canning is caught with his hand in the cookie jar too and we get a clear out.

[Captain Scarlet]

There's plenty of cash in hand merchants. Revenue will be chasing up a lot of the talent.

[seafoid]

What is the big deal about Marty getting a motor off Renault?
I don't see what the fuss is about.

Me neither

[shark]

What is the big deal about Marty getting a motor off Renault?
I don't see what the fuss is about.

Me neither

If there has not been a tax payment then that's what the fuss is about. It's more money taken from the public. I know we'd all prefer it was someone other than Marty. But _if_ there has not been a tax event then it's tax evasion.

[Captain Scarlet]

Well there is another angle brewing as he was driving around a Renault on his Road Trip TV show.
Did he get another sweetener for that?

The issue is the governance. Staff and contractors are meant to be getting these signed off and they didn't.

Also all the jumping around about commercial funds. They brought in 1.6bn and used 1.6m. That's a great return. Who is going to make up that balance now it's all gone to shite??

And again nothing illegal is going on, but the way they do it and try to hide it from the public is the issue.

[Baile Brigín 2]

We can be fairly fickle on that to be fair. GAA managers the length & breadth of the country are in receipt of under the table payments. Not one continental fcuk do people give.

That's GAA money. You can be jailed if you don't fund RTE

[Pub Bore]

Marty got the "loan" of a car for five years. I suppose that was a bit of an unusual arrangement. Presuming he paid his own insurance, car tax and petrol etc and was the registered keeper of the vehicle, the only issue I could see would be the possible non-disclosure of a Benefit in Kind to the Revenue.  Mind you if there was nothing to see here, why did he return the car?

[armaghniac]

Marty got the "loan" of a car for five years. I suppose that was a bit of an unusual arrangement. Presuming he paid his own insurance, car tax and petrol etc and was the registered keeper of the vehicle, the only issue I could see would be the possible non-disclosure of a Benefit in Kind to the Revenue.  Mind you if there was nothing to see here, why did he return the car?

There was a suggestion that he was claiming a "car allowance" from RTÉ as well. Obviously, his work would take him to Omagh and Killarney and a fair bit of driving.

[Rossfan]

Presumably he was paying for the fuel?
Was it any of RTÉ's concern where he got the car from or whether he'd paid for it, got it free or whatever?

[Cavan19]

Presumably he was paying for the fuel?
Was it any of RTÉ's concern where he got the car from or whether he'd paid for it, got it free or whatever?

I know my boss doesn't question where i got the car i drive from.