Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My principal criticism is that the Department has no way of knowing whether it is in compliance with the Act. I want there to be an onus on Mr. Griffin, as the person writing the cheque, to come before us and be able to say that the Department has ensured RTÉ is complying with the Broadcasting Act 2009 and is happy to give it its €190 million funding. I am not asking Mr. Griffin to manage RTÉ but there has been a gap which it seems the oversight agreement will now deal with. He can understand why-----