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 want to come to Ms O'Keeffe's voluntary package. This actually speaks more to the culture within the organisation. As I understand, Ms O'Keeffe was appointed the acting CFO in 2013 within RTÉ. That competition was filled internally. Her predecessor had left under a voluntary exit package at the time. Ms O'Keeffe subsequently got to leave under a voluntary exit package. This is the only case again concerning the CFO, somebody senior within the organisation. Part of our problem is we are questioning the culture within the organisation at senior levels. The issue is not around what I might call the ordinary staff who availed of the voluntary exit package. There was a CFO previously who went out under a voluntary exit package. You have another one. We are looking, potentially, at three CFOs in a row who have exited under voluntary exit packages.

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