Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Kevin Bakhurst:

The indemnity was around the employment contract of a presenter in this case. There are completely new procedures in place for contracts for presenters, namely, they have to come to the full leadership team now and not be decided by one or two members or by the director general on his or her own. Second, there is oversight from the board remuneration committee on any new contracts for presenters. If this was part of a contract for a presenter-----