Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The value attached to a very good presenter should be based on his or her ability to do that job and rewarded with a very good salary - although not of the level that many currently receive - while recognising that such presenters at RTÉ are performing a public service, which is distinctly different to the situation at a for-profit radio or television station.

In answer to Deputy Cullinane, Ms Forbes stated that RTÉ meets the Department on a quarterly basis in regard to the oversight agreement.