Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 October 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation and Expenditure of Public Moneys by RTÉ (Resumed): Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Kevin Bakhurst:

On the document, I have heard what the Deputy has to say. I have full respect for this committee and for the Oireachtas. I also have a responsibility to lead this organisation and to maintain its integrity and independence going forward.

That is ultimately my responsibility and I am answerable to the board for that. I fully respect the committee. We have spent a significant amount of the summer furnishing thousands of documents to this and other committees. We are not being obstructive but as co-operative as we can. We have discussed this at length. It is a point of principle. I do not think I have anything more to say on that.

On the top 100 salaries, we have published them without names, following legal advice, which members will have seen in the Arthur Cox letter. We published the salaries and types of jobs of those people. I am happy to talk to the chair about it again but-----

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