Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Malcolm ByrneMalcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. With regard to what Kevin Bakhurst has said, it is essential that trust in RTÉ and in public service broadcasting be restored. I look forward to the day when we are discussing the broader question of public service broadcasting and how we can support the creation of Irish content and the staff and independent production companies engaged in the good work that is done. Having said that, it remains very important that there be transparency about what has happened in RTÉ and that there be accountability. A lot of these reports are on a number of things that have emerged since last summer. I have to ask whether there is anything else. Can Mr. Bakhurst assure this committee and the wider public that there is nothing else that is going to seriously concern us as to what has been going on in RTÉ or its culture?

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