A second review by Grant Thornton has been sent to the RTE Board, and will be made public in due course.

TV licence revenue is down nearly €3.7 million since the broadcaster was engulfed in controversy over secret payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy.

3,428 fewer households renewed their licence fee when compared with the same time last year.

The Taoiseach has committed to reforming the TV licence in the lifetime of the current government.

The car loan hadn't been approved by RTE management.

The local senator believes the revelation of further barter accounts shows the executive had mislead the Oireachtas Media Committee

The Minister will seek approval to appoint a qualified person to comb through accounts at RTÉ.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says the way RTÉ manages its money may now need to be re-examined.