Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My final two questions are on broadcasting. RTÉ is to get an additional €15 million and part of that is obviously recognition RTÉ needs to be funded by the Exchequer. We await some type of funding model that is more sustainable than what RTÉ currently has. Part of it was being allocated to fund the increase in wages given the 3% in the Building Momentum pay agreement. The note I have says €3.61 million has been sought to ensure that pay package is funded. I raise again the issue of unequal pay for equal work between Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTÉ. There is a need for that to be addressed. The usual answer I get from the Minister and RTÉ is there a review of pay scales but it is not a review of the discrimination against those working in Raidió na Gaeltachta. There is no specific part of the review dealing with that specific issue. It is just a broad look at all the payscales. Nobody in any business should be working at a loss because they are working in the regions. That is the same for those working for Raidió na Gaeltachta, which is a sub-company of RTÉ, basically. Despite this they are on lesser pay.