Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Noel Kelly:
Yes. Originally the independent contractor status came from RTÉ when Gay Byrne was there and subsequently it was set up as a vehicle because of the commercial revenue they brought in. Again, on the commercial revenue versus the licence fee, the licence fee is 55% and commercial revenue, 45%. In 2001, licence fee revenue was €190 million and commercial revenue was €148 million, so there is only a 5% difference in it. As a result, that muddies the market for all the other local radio stations, national radio stations and TV stations.
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