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. Kevin Bakhurst:
There could well be. This is why, when I was asked about this during the first week, I said I do not know why they are called car allowances frankly. It dates back to the 1980s. They are management allowances and in my view that is what they should be called or they should be part of salaries that we declare, full stop. One does not have to have a car or a driving licence to get a so-called car allowance. I do not understand why they put car allowances in. It is something that we will deal with when we review all allowances.
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