David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Teachta Connolly made a point. Any questions that are put about practices such as bogus self-employment are not an attack on RTÉ itself. It was unfair for one member to characterise asking questions about how money is spent, which is why we are here, as an attack on an organisation. I am not even asking for a response but saying that it is a bit unfair. I have put it on the record that we support the independence of RTÉ as a national broadcaster. I support its editorial independence and so on. When we write a cheque for €179 million and there are practices which I believe need to be examined, I do not think it is an attack on an organisation. It is good accountability, which is what we should have.