Mr. S?amus Dooley:

On that, I am always careful not to confuse access with influence. We certainly have access to the director general and senior management but in the current climate of uncertainty, given the lack of both funding and resources, there is inertia in RTÉ. One will not find any statements of the NUJ laying all the blame on the former director general. Also, importantly, I am not saying responsibility for realising all the hopes for the future lies with the current director general. The future of the organisation cannot be dependent on one person.