Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As was already stated, RTÉ is haemorrhaging money every week. The longer it goes on, the more the taxpayer will have to step in and bail them out. We all know that. There is a situation there. It needs to be sped up and brought to head very quickly. I understand what the Minister is saying but this is going to go on and on. People are coming in and out of the committee who are making excuses here and there. They are fobbing off a lot of stuff. At the end of the day, this is lying in the taxpayers’ lap. I think there is €40 million due in licences already and that will have to be replaced somewhere, so the Department should be on the ball on that.