David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have not mentioned this yet but because I raised it, I have had some correspondence from some staff members who have been interviewed. They were not happy with the process or with the contracts they were subsequently offered. Some of them were found to have been on the wrong contracts. They were self-employed but should have been on proper contracts. They are being offered proper contracts but at less than what they were on. There is dissatisfaction with that. It is a vindication of the issue raised in that it was a practice used by RTÉ to save money and to avoid its responsibilities as an employer in terms of holiday pay and sick pay. This practice should not be used by any organisation funded by the taxpayer.