Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I take it that Ms Forbes does not see that accountability. She talks about legacy issues. I will leave it at that but I must say that I do not accept that it is not bogus self-employment because people's employment status was changed, there was a review by SCOPE and there was a Revenue payment. I do not know what Ms Forbes would call it. If another semi-State company was in front of "Prime Time Investigates" or some other really superb really good programming RTÉ does such as "Crimes and Confessions" and this was the profile, it would be held to account. It is our obligation to hold RTÉ to account on this. I will leave it at that but I did not hear what I wanted to hear in terms of accountability.

I will move on to the RTÉ Player. There has been a significant change in how people consume content. It probably ties into the number of non-TV households. Much of that has to do with people struggling with the cost of living and putting a roof over their heads. Younger people in particular will fall into that category. How much has RTÉ spent on the RTÉ Player in terms of getting it to where it is at the moment? Does Ms Forbes use it herself? There is an ongoing discussion among people who use it. I have used it myself and have given up on it on several occasions because all you get are ads and then it drops out. Is Ms Forbes satisfied with the RTÉ Player and if not, what kind of investment will be put into it?