Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Looking ahead, Mr. Lynch referred to the strategy set out for RTÉ to look at future live events and other ventures in order to generate funds for RTÉ. Ultimately, Toy Show The Musicalwas obviously a corporate governance failure. It was a financial failure and, arguably, an artistic failure because it was so undercooked. The question in my head is about something like that happening again. There is the new broom and we are told something like that or that chaos could not happen again. In terms of internal procedures, I am not clear who was making decisions on Toy Show The Musical. We are led to understand that it was Mr. Rory Coveney's brainchild, but were others involved? That is number one. Are procedures in place now so that there is reporting of minute detail up to executive board level? Is it right that RTÉ should be getting into those sorts of ventures? Organising the concert orchestra, which is obviously in a different place now, or a live event as compared to a venture such as the musical is very different thing. Should RTÉ be in that space competing with other artistic ventures?