Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed)
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
I am sure that is true for the vast majority. It is the case, however, certainly, from my knowledge of it, that a relatively small number of producers get the bulk of public financial support through various mechanisms. If that is not true, fine. Those in Equity are saying that they are being forced to sign buyout contracts both within RTÉ and in respect of productions funded by public money and that there is abuse of fixed-term workers legislation in the film industry. We have obviously heard about bogus self-employment. It has also been stated that in some cases there are extortionate producer fees at the top. Is Mr. Lynch saying that is not happening at all?
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