Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and her officials for coming before us. We would all rather be here under different circumstances. We are spending three hours discussing a "Prime Time" programme and the fallout from it. I would much rather be talking about the broader issue of the future of media and public service funding or even other areas in the Minister's brief. Minister, I have been a strong supporter of yours in other areas in terms of your record on inclusion in sport and your support for the arts. You have been proactive in this area with regard to ensuring there were inquiries into RTÉ on the issues of governance and culture. I think you know I do not believe you should have done the "Prime Time" interview and I do think what happened was unfortunate. We know how much time our committee is spending on this. You have a pretty large brief. Roughly what proportion of your time do you spend on RTÉ?