Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, but the two items are tied in with RTÉ. RTÉ has committed to back pay of up to only four years and nothing at all in respect of holiday pay or pension contributions. I do not see how it could get away with that. I know the Chairman has referred to the other correspondence, but could we write to both the Department of Social Protection and RTÉ to ask them both whether RTÉ has appealed every single case that went against it or just a handful of cases? We should have been getting those interim updates because there seems to be a lack of understanding that RTÉ exploited these workers. I for one would not accept Ms Forbes's assertion that this is a legacy issue because RTÉ continues to deny these workers their entitlements by unnecessarily prolonging the process. My big fear is that if these cases end up in court, I have no doubt but that a future director general of RTÉ will tell a future Committee of Public Accounts that spiralling legal costs are a legacy matter. That may well be Ms Forbes's legacy. Can we write to both and ask-----