Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I understand everything the Deputy is saying. He correctly said that auditing RTÉ is specifically excluded from the Comptroller and Auditor General's remit. In a way, it might not be directly under our remit but as we have clearly established, over 50% of RTÉ's funding comes directly through the Department from licence fees. RTÉ is in an unusual situation. It leads to the question of whether it should be on the State balance sheet. Is it a commercial semi-State company if the majority of its income is a direct subsidy from the taxpayer? It raises a few interesting questions. We asked the Secretary General at the last meeting to give us a detailed response. Can we study that detailed response and keep it on hold? I am not disagreeing but information has been requested, which I am sure we will get back promptly. We can include it on our work programme.