Ms Breda O'Keeffe:

There were no compulsory redundancies in RTE.

Deputy Ellis asked about taxes and companies. When we contract with individuals for services, we contract with them on the basis on which they operate. If they have a limited company or are a sole trader, that is the basis upon which we contract with them. The obligation to return taxes appropriately to the Revenue Commissioners is their responsibility, not the responsibility of RTE. Their tax affairs are their own affair and they often engage agents and accountants to organise such matters on their behalf. It is their responsibility but we insist contractors have tax clearance certificates. Ultimately, it is a contractor's responsibility to deal with the Revenue Commissioners appropriately.