Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: RTÉ (Resumed)
Mr. Daire Hickey:
I have been on the board since July 2021. I think what Ms Doherty was getting at is that there are a number of aspects that the board was not aware of. The barter account is one, as is the Renault deal. I have seen a huge change. Ms Ní Raghallaigh pointed to a lot of it. We have been very impressed with Mr. Bakhurst since he has come in and with what he has achieved in the past eight weeks. It is very clear that we are all aware of the situation that RTÉ is in. We are aware of the failings or mistakes that we have made as a board and we are very committed to change. We are all committed to restoring trust in the organisation and putting it on a stronger financial footing.
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