John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses. This is an important meeting, with another to follow tomorrow at the Committee of Public Accounts, so I thank them all for coming here. A lot of the responsibility does not land on their shoulders and one of the key people who should be here, unfortunately is not, but I hope she will take the earliest opportunity to come before this committee and the Committee of Public Accounts. I am conscious that the make-up of this meeting's witness list does not reflect the entirety of either the governance or executive board. Mr. Shortt is representing RTÉ staff. There has been criticism from members of all the witnesses, in that they each have some direct involvement, so it is important to point out the distinction that Mr. Shortt represents the staff and is in no way a member of either board.

There was some contradiction earlier in respect of Ryan Tubridy's exact position and whether he is in or out of contract with RTÉ. Will the witnesses clarify that?