Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Very quickly. Will the unions commit to review their handling of the overall bogus self-employment issue with a view to re-engaging with workers who have felt let down in the process? We have heard some of the testimonies today and I think that request is reasonable enough. Will the unions review their actions in the context of any potential criminality on the part of RTÉ and take any steps they would deem appropriate as a result of that?

I am very conscious of what Ms O’Kelly spoke about. I have also been very critical of RTÉ’s decisions in relation to children's programming, which have been highly regressive. Some of the aspects of the strategic vision document are highly regressive. Have the unions put together an alternative document, or could they do so? It could be a detailed alternative vision for RTÉ and could look at everything, from staff to the types of programming. It could be presented as an alternative to what is being put forward. That would be very useful to inform debate on the overall issue.