Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To me, it is a case of laying all the blame at the door of the Director General. I think that clearly what has been demonstrated here is a lack of oversight and a lack of checks and balances, including from the CFO, pertaining to the years that you were there from 2020 to 2022. That is for something that is apparent to me. I will finish because I am out of time. I suppose this is a statement rather than a question. The culture within RTÉ, especially among the top brass of RTÉ, seems rotten, as is the idea of special treatment for one person. We all saw the scenes of RTÉ employees protesting and having the bravery to speak out about what they thought was completely unfair treatment. They had to watch colleagues being laid off, had to fight for every cent of payment they got, and had to work with freelancers who, in many instances, were treated despicably. It will be lost on a generation, but my first memories of RTÉ were of Bosco and his magic door, and Fortycoats with his 50 pockets. It seems to me that Bosco and his magic door are still present in RTÉ and so is Fortycoats and his 50 pockets.

This culture must be changed and stamped out. I am not sure if the members of the current executive board are the people who can do that, but we will see what happens. I thank the witnesses.