Ms Si?n N? Raghallaigh:

Obviously I reviewed the Future of Media Commission report and recommendations prior to my joining RTÉ. It was very heartening to see that the commission addressed all of the issues concerned. The report itself was excellent, as were the recommendations. The current situation is unfortunate but that is where we are. The technical group has been set up and is due to report as to progress in the short-term, as I understand it. I am very heartened by the support from the Department and the Minister on this. There is definitely a move to get a resolution to this because, as the Deputy quite rightly pointed out, it was the key point of the commission and without a resolution, we will have to reassess what we are doing.