Mr. Kevin Bakhurst:

Well, we are not. Richard Collins did not exit under a voluntary exit package. I think the Senator is right to put his finger on this. It is concerning to me, the way that Breda's package was agreed. I have absolute sympathy for the staff who are outraged about it because I am fairly outraged myself. They were being told at this time that RTÉ was facing significant financial issues, that all would need to make savings, people would need to have their salaries frozen or cut, and then it emerged that someone walked away with this significant amount of money in that position, and the deal was not done in the correct way. I think it is outrageous. It is one of the reasons, as soon as I had this information, that I commissioned this investigation. I think it was suggested to me by Deputy Kelly in the other committee that we should do a wide investigation to make sure there were no other cases like that.

I should also say, by the way, with regard to the delay on this, that we have faced very significant legal obstacles in publishing this report. McCann FitzGerald did. I even got a letter as of yesterday evening from the solicitors of the previous CFO setting out a range of things she would like me to say in committee. The response was that she was invited, and can come and say them herself if she wanted to.