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

There are also questions about the RTÉ Player, which I raised with Ms Forbes when she was before us. I asked her how much had been invested and how much it was necessary to invest to bring it up to a standard. We are being told here that it is an investment of a significant capital funding to the level of tens of millions. When they say, “tens of millions”, do they mean €20 million, €50 million or €80 million? To be honest, that is a not a response. Do they know? Have they scoped it out? Have they costed it? What are they using for it? What kinds of examples are they using? This is because the nature of media has changed. People live flexible lives and they consume their media in a different way. Other players work really well, for example, All4. Are they doing something off the shelf? Does it have to be bespoke? I want to see way more information about what investment is required here, rather than just being told a significant capital investment of tens of millions is required. That is not a reply.